Software Engineer, Public Sector
Scale AI
San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DCOn-siteFull-time
About this role
<p>The Public Sector software engineers (SWEs) create the core product building blocks forward-deployed teams use to develop agentic capabilities that function across multiple domains. SWEs responsibilities include building the systems required to ingest and process federal datasets to support real-time decision-making in contested environments. We develop novel agentic enabling capabilities that includes:</p> <ul> <li>Create multi-layered guardrails around agents</li> <li>Optimize data retrieval for agents</li> <li>Orchestrate fleets of asynchronous agents</li> <li>Automatically alerts users to deviations in data</li> <li>Illustrating how an agent reached a decision</li> </ul> <p><strong>As a Software Engineer, you will own the development of a vertical feature or a horizontal capability to include defining requirements with stakeholders and implementation until it is accepted by the stakeholders.</strong></p> <p><strong>You will:</strong> Design and implement scalable backend systems for Federal customers using cloud-native AI infrastructure.</p> <ul> <li>Build features for agentic systems including multi-layered guardrails and data retrieval optimization.</li> <li>Develop data pipelines and machine learning infrastructure to make data sources accessible by agents.</li> <li>Collaborate with cross-functional teams to execute backend solutions for secure environments.</li> <li><strong>Participate in customer engagements to understand requirements and deliver technical solutions.</strong></li> <li><strong>Define requirements with stakeholders and implement features until they are accepted.</strong></li> <li>Contribute to the platform roadmap and product strategy for the Federal business.</li> </ul> <p>Ideally you will have:&a