National Security Hackathon 2026 - General Interest
Scale AI
$227,200 - $284,000 / year
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National Security Hackathon Attendees – Stay Connected with Scale AI
This posting is for candidates who attended National Security Hackathon and connected with a member of the Scale AI team.
It was great meeting you at the Hackathon! Whether we spoke at our booth or on the floor, we always enjoy connecting with people who are passionate about advancing AI and machine learning.
At Scale AI, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. For the past ten years, Scale has been the leading AI data foundry, supporting some of the most exciting advancements in AI, including generative AI, defense applications, robotics, and autonomous systems.
We’re continuing to grow our team across a range of technical and mission-focused roles.
If you're excited about the problems we’re tackling, feel free to share your information here. A member of our team will reach out if there’s a strong fit with one of our open opportunities. And even if the timing isn’t right today, we’d love to stay connected.
We look forward to continuing the conversation. In the meantime, you can learn more about our work at scale.com.
Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
About Us:
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
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About this role
Scale AI is inviting National Security Hackathon attendees who connected with their team to explore full-time opportunities. This is a general interest posting rather than a specific role—it's designed to keep promising candidates engaged and route them toward positions that align with their background and interests as openings arise.
Scale develops data infrastructure and technologies that power AI systems for high-stakes applications across defense, autonomous systems, robotics, and generative AI. The company works with major enterprises and U.S. government agencies, and they're actively hiring across technical and mission-focused roles. If you met someone from Scale at the hackathon and want to continue that conversation, this posting lets you formally express interest; a recruiter will reach out if there's a strong match with an open opportunity.
The San Francisco position offers a base salary of $227,200–$284,000, plus equity, comprehensive health and dental coverage, retirement benefits, learning stipends, and generous PTO. Keep in mind that this is a holding mechanism rather than a job description, so specific responsibilities and requirements will depend on which role you're ultimately considered for.
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