Staff Software Engineer, Public Sector

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.

Responsibilities

include building the systems required to ingest and process federal datasets to support real-time decision-making in contested environments.

Requirements

with stakeholders and communication tradeoffs of technical implementations on feature and capabilities until they are accepted by the stakeholders. You will: Orchestrate feature implementation across the Federal engineering team to ensure architectural consistency. Define technical strategy for agentic guardrails, explainability, and fleet orchestration.

Ensure system reliability and performance across multiple security classifications and network types.

with stakeholders and gathering acceptance. Communicate high-level technical trade-offs and implementation strategies to senior government stakeholders and Scale C-Suite members. Influence the long-term product strategy and technical roadmap for the Federal business unit.

Consult on the architecture of AI-powered solutions for large-scale federal contracts. , AWS, Azure, GCP) and experience in developing and deploying applications in a cloud-native environment. , Kubernetes) is a plus Data Engineering: Knowledge of ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and experience in building data pipelines to integrate and process diverse data sources.

Understanding of data modeling, data warehousing, and data governance principles AI Application Integration: Familiarity with integrating Large Language Models (LLMs) and building agentic workflows. Understanding of prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and agent orchestration is beneficial. Problem Solving: Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to understand complex challenges and devise effective solutions.

Ability to think critically, identify root causes, and propose innovative approaches to overcome technical obstacles Collaboration and Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams, stakeholders, and customers.

. Ability to quickly grasp and apply new concepts and stay up-to-date with emerging trends in software engineering

Compensation

packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and

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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.