Software Engineering Manager (Public Sector)

• Scale AI’s Public Sector business is growing quickly as government agencies adopt AI to support critical national security, defense, and public sector missions
• We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers building core products and infrastructure for these customers
• You’ll play a critical role in delivering backend systems, distributed platforms, and ML tooling used by our public sector partners—all while helping your team grow and execute
• You’ll split your time between technical planning and execution (50%) and people management and team development (50%), leading a team of 6-8 engineers
• You’ll work cross-functionally with product, security, and customer-facing teams to ensure our engineering efforts meet complex federal compliance, security, and performance needs
• 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
• Navigate and deliver outcomes while navigating through complex public sector compliance requirements and frameworks
• Design and implement scalable backend systems for Federal customers, leveraging Scale’s modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure
• Develop distributed systems, data-intensive applications, and machine learning infrastructure to enable real impact for mission owners
• 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
• Contribute to the platform roadmap and product strategy for Scale AI’s Federal business, playing a key role in shaping the future direction of our offerings
• Have or ability to obtain a TS/SCI clearance

Benefits

• Health & Wellbeing: Our holistic approach to supporting Scaliens includes comprehensive health coverage, dental and vision insurance, mental healthcare services, and more. PTO policies and accommodating schedules ensure you’ll get time off when you need it to relax and recharge. Note that our offerings may vary by region as we strive to respond to the unique needs of Scaliens around the globe.
• Personal & Career Growth: Continuously learn and grow through annual learning & development stipend, attending leadership breakfasts, manager training, speaker series, and joining an ERG.
• Building Scale Community: We welcome guests to our offices, and you can expect to see Scalien families and friends around. Join local happy hours, and accept invites to game nights, book clubs, and many other employee-led community events.
• Parental Support: Balancing work and family is essential, and Scale understands the importance of having adequate leave policies in place to promote a healthy home and work life.- This role is ideal for someone who thrives in technical environments, enjoys managing teams while staying close to the code, and wants to work on meaningful problems that impact real world operations across the U.S Government
• 2+ years of prior engineering management or equivalent experience and has managed an engineering team
• Extremely strong track record as an individual contributor
• Have extensive experience in software development
• Experience scaling products at hyper-growth startups
• Show a track record of mentoring and leading teams in successful projects
• Possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Excitement to work with AI technologies and their applications for the public sector
• 5+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation
• TS/SCI Clearance
• Have experience with AI platforms and technologies, including generative models and LLMs
• Deep technical knowledge of Software Development, willing to get deep into the weeds to solve problems alongside the team
• Have previous experience in government or government facing technology roles
• Experience with cloud-native technologies, full stack development, data engineering, and ml ops infrastructure