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Scale AI · 7 hours ago

Mission Software Engineering Manager, Public Sector

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$274K/yr - $342K/yr

5+ years exp

Scale AI’s Public Sector business is growing quickly as government agencies adopt AI to support critical national security, defense, and public sector missions. The Mission Software Engineering Manager will play a critical role in supporting government customers by scoping and developing onsite solutions, driving engineering productivity, and leading a team of engineers on Generative AI projects.

AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data Collection and LabelingGenerative AIImage RecognitionMachine Learning

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

U.S. Citizen Only

Responsibilities

Recruit a high-performing engineering team

Drive engineering productivity. Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to a team of engineers working on Generative AI projects

Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and execute strategic roadmap

Work directly with customers to understand their problems and translate those into features in Scale’s platform

Be open to :25% travel or relocation to a key customer geographic location

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define and execute the vision for backend solutions, ensuring they meet the unique needs of government agencies operating in secure environments

Implement end-to-end data integrations, syncing customer’s data to Scale’s platform and back

Deploy and maintain Scale software at customer sites

Develop customer requested features and work closely with them to ensure that they win customer love

Build robust and reliable backend systems that can serve as standalone products, empowering customers to accelerate their own AI ambitions

Participate actively in customer engagements, working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions

Qualification

Engineering managementPythonCloud-Native TechnologiesData EngineeringJavaScriptLinux experienceNetworking experienceUnderstanding DoD constraintsProblem Solving

Required

Active TS/SCI security clearance or the ability to obtain a security clearance

Preferred

5+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation

2+ years of prior engineering management or equivalent experience and has managed an engineering team

Track record of success as a hybrid customer facing engineer, forward deployed software engineer, and ability to quickly adapt to different roles

Prior experience developing with Python and JavaScript, or other modern software languages. Familiarity with Node and React is a plus

Cloud-Native Technologies: Familiarity with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience in developing and deploying applications in a cloud-native environment. Understanding of containerization (e.g., Docker) and container orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes) is a plus

Linux experience: Understanding of shell scripting, operating systems, etc

Networking experience: Understanding of networking technologies, configuration (ports, protocols, etc)

Data Engineering: Knowledge of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and experience in building data pipelines to integrate and process diverse data sources. Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and data governance principles

Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand complex challenges and devise effective solutions. Ability to think critically, identify root causes, and propose innovative approaches to overcome technical obstacles

Understand unique DoD and USG constraints when it comes to technology