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. S.

government. 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. Must be able to commute to office three times per week You will: 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.

Requirements

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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 Ideally you’d have: 5+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation 2+ years of prior engineering management or equivalent experience and has managed an engineering team. Have extensive experience in software development Experience scaling products at hyper-growth startups Excitement to work with AI technologies and their applications for the public sector Extremely strong track record as an individual contributor 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 Nice to haves: TS/SCI Clearance Deep technical knowledge of Software Development, willing to get deep into the weeds to solve problems alongside the team. Have experience with AI platforms and technologies, including generative models and LLMs.

Compensation

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

, subject to Board of Director approval.

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.

Software Engineering Manager, Public Sector