Software Engineer, Frontier AI Infrastructure

Scale AI is seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Engineer, Frontier AI Infrastructure to join our dynamic Public Sector Engineering team. In this role, you will own the model inference layer, enabling state-of-the-art models and managing networking, while leading technical discussions with cloud vendors and customers to deliver on critical contracts.

Responsibilities:

• Design and implement secure scalable backend systems for Public Sector customers, leveraging Scale's modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure
• Own services or systems and define their long-term health goals, while also improving the health of surrounding components
• Re-architect the stack to run in compliant or restrictive environments. This requires designing swappable components (auth, storage, logging) to meet government/security mandates without breaking the product
• You will work with Product to build integration tests that catch issues early, shifting the focus from "infra-only debugging" to preventing failures upstream
• Participate actively in customer engagements, working closely with stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver innovative solutions
• Contribute to the platform roadmap and product strategy for Scale AI's Public Sector business, playing a key role in shaping the future direction of our offerings