Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed, GPS)

• As a Full Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed), you’ll collaborate directly with public sector counterparts to quickly build full-stack, AI applications, to solve their most pressing challenges and achieve meaningful impact for citizens
• Serve as the lead technical strategist for public sector engagements, converting ambiguous mission requirements into robust architectural roadmaps and guiding onsite implementation
• Architect the fundamental frameworks for production-grade AI applications, setting the gold standard for how interactive UIs, backend systems, and AI models are integrated at scale to deliver reliable outcomes
• Guide the evolution of cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, global scalability, and long-term system integrity across all environments
• Direct the development of core platforms and shared services, ensuring they solve cross-cutting needs for diverse global client use cases
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to steer the technical roadmap, mentoring senior and junior staff and ensuring all products align with a cohesive, future-proof technical architecture
• Bridge the gap between the field and the core platform by turning real-world client lessons into the reusable patterns that power the entire engineering team

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.- Masters or Phd in Computer Science or equivalent deep industry experience in architecting complex, distributed systems
• Extensive experience deploying and troubleshooting sophisticated end-to-end solutions directly within complex, high-security client environments
• A self-driven leader capable of resolving extreme ambiguity, mentoring senior staff, and setting the technical vision for the organization
• Expert ability to design and oversee production-grade ecosystems, ensuring world-class standards for system integrity, security, and long-term scalability
• A driver of asynchronous workflows and documentation-first cultures to streamline global engineering velocity and reduce friction
• 10+ years of full-stack expertise across Python, Node.js, and React, with a proven track record of designing high-scale architectures on Kubernetes and global cloud infrastructures (AWS/Azure/GCP)
• Proficient in Arabic
• Past experience working at a startup as a CTO or founding engineer or in a forward deployed engineer / dedicated customer engineer role
• Experience working cross functionally with operations
• Proven track record of building LLM-driven solutions with the strategic foresight to anticipate landscape shifts and architect future-proof systems