Scale AI · 3 days ago
Staff Software Engineer - Developer Experience
San Francisco Bay Area
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
$248K/yr - $310K/yr
8+ years expScale AI is a company focused on developing reliable AI systems for critical decisions and powering leading AI models. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to drive the design and development of core platforms and software systems that support various aspects of AI development and deployment.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data Collection and LabelingGenerative AIImage RecognitionMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Drive the architecture, design, and implementation of our local development process, build, test, continuous integration, and continuous delivery systems, working closely with stakeholders and internal customers to understand and refine requirements
Directly manage or mentor small teams of software engineers ranging from new grads to experienced engineers
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define, design, and deliver new features
Proactively identify opportunities for, and driving improvements to, current software development practices, including process enhancements and tool upgrades
Present technical information to teams and stakeholders, providing guidance and insight on development processes and technologies
Qualification
Required
8+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation with specialities in back-end systems
Extensive experience in software development and a deep understanding of distributed systems and public cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
Show a track record of independent ownership of successful engineering projects
Possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Experience working fluently with standard containerization & deployment technologies like Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, etc
Experience with modern web frameworks like NodeJS, NextJS, etc
Experience with modern build systems like Bazel, Buck, Pants, etc
Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and CI/CD tooling (CircleCI, ArgoCD, Helm)
Preferred
Experience scaling products at hyper-growth startups
Experience with AI development tools or excitement to work with AI technologies
Benefits
Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
Retirement benefits
A learning and development stipend
Generous PTO
A commuter stipend
Company
Scale AI
Scale’s mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world’s most important decisions.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$15.9BKey Investors
MetaAccelTiger Global Management
2025-06-10Corporate Round· $14.3B
2025-06-04Series Unknown
2024-05-21Series F· $1B
Leadership Team
Jason Droege
Interim Chief Executive Officer
Dennis Cinelli
Chief Financial Officer
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