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About this role
Scale AI is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager for its Public Sector team in Washington, DC. The role involves leading a team while also engaging in coding, managing AI infrastructure, and collaborating with stakeholders.
Description
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.
Responsibilities
- Lead, coach, and grow a team of engineers.
- Set technical direction and quarterly priorities for the inference layer.
- Run the operational rhythm of the team: sprint planning, on-call rotation, incident review, and postmortems.
- Partner with Product, Program, and Deployed Engineering leadership to translate customer and mission requirements into roadmap.
- Represent the team in customer engagements and vendor escalations.
- Design and implement secure, scalable backend systems for Public Sector customers.
- Own services and systems alongside your team, define their long-term health goals, and improve the health of surrounding components.
- Stay in the code: review PRs, debug production issues, and take on meaningful technical work yourself.
Requirements
- At least 1-2+ years of direct people management experience leading a team of software engineers.
- At least an active Secret clearance, and the ability and willingness to up-level to TS/SCI with CI Poly.
- Willingness to remain hands-on in the code.
- Proficiency in both front-end and back-end development.
- Understanding of containerization (e.g., Docker) and orchestration (e.g., Kubernetes).
- Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
- Experience with federal compliance frameworks and requirements.
- Experience building or scaling a team from a small size.
- Strong analytical skills to understand complex challenges.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
Conditions & Benefits
- Base salary range: $213,600 — $267,000 USD.
- Compensation packages include base salary, equity, and benefits.
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
- Retirement benefits.
- Learning and development stipend.
- Generous PTO.
- Potential for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
Job Details
Salary$213,600–$267,000
LocationOffice
AI Score★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8/10
PostedSep 14, 2026 (6d ago)
Tags & Skills
aitechOtheroffice
Tech Stack
Full Stack DevelopmentCloud-Native TechnologiesSecurity FocusedTeam BuildingProblem SolvingCollaboration and CommunicationAdaptability and Learning Agility