Scale AI · 6 days ago
Senior Software Engineer, Connectivity
NYC Metro Area
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$216K/yr - $270K/yr
7+ years expScale AI is dedicated to developing reliable AI systems for critical decision-making. They are seeking a Senior Software Engineer for their Connectivity team to design and maintain foundational platform systems that support scalable data generation, evaluation, and customer delivery across their ecosystem.
AI InfrastructureArtificial Intelligence (AI)Data Collection and LabelingGenerative AIImage RecognitionMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Design and own foundational platform systems that support scalable data generation, evaluation, and bespoke customer delivery across Scale’s ecosystem
Architect extensible, production-grade services that can support frontier AI workflows, including multi-modal inputs, long-running processes, and agentic orchestration
Build and operate distributed systems at scale, with strong guarantees around correctness, reliability, observability, and cost efficiency
Integrate with public LLM APIs and AI services, designing abstractions that are resilient to model churn, latency variability, and evolving usage patterns
Design and maintain data transformation and processing systems, supporting complex schema evolution, customization, and high-throughput workloads
Partner closely with infrastructure, product, and customer-facing teams to define requirements, shape technical direction, and deliver seamless integration experiences for customers
Lead multi-quarter technical initiatives, including authoring and driving a 6+ month technical roadmap for major platform investments
Apply strong engineering judgment in ambiguous problem spaces, balancing speed with long-term maintainability and operational excellence
Raise the quality bar through thoughtful system design reviews, rigorous code reviews, and mentorship grounded in real-world production experience
Qualification
Required
7+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong background in building and operating large-scale, production-grade platforms
Deep expertise in distributed systems and cloud-native architectures, including Kubernetes, microservices, event-driven systems, caching, and production databases
Proven ability to lead multi-quarter technical initiatives, work effectively across cross-functional teams, and apply strong architectural judgment in ambiguous environments
Experience integrating with public LLM APIs and designing systems that handle scale, reliability, latency, and cost tradeoffs
Experience building or operating data processing and transformation systems supporting complex workflows and evolving schemas
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
Clemens Viernickel
Head of Product
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