Scale AI
Senior Mission Software Engineer, Public Sector
$186K–$279K
Austin, TX +6 · Senior · Full-time · Posted Jul 31, 2026
- Location
- Austin, TX
Colorado Springs, CO
Honolulu, HI
Omaha, NE
St. Louis, MO
Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia, United States - Experience
- 5+ years of software engineering experience; customer-facing, forward-deployed, or government experience is ideal.
About the job
Embeds with U.S. government customers to build, deploy, and maintain mission-focused AI applications from prototype through production.
What you'll do
- Translate customer mission needs into working software and own end-to-end delivery at customer sites.
- Build backend systems and data integrations connecting customer environments with Scale’s platform.
- Advise customer stakeholders on adoption and share field insights with product and engineering teams.
What they ask for
- Strong production coding in Python and TypeScript (or comparable modern languages).
- Comfort with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP), containers, Linux, and networking fundamentals.
- Ability to work independently in ambiguous, fast-moving environments and make sound trade-offs under pressure.
- Active TS/SCI clearance.
Nice to have
- Experience building or deploying systems powered by LLMs or generative models.
- Familiarity with Node and React, Kubernetes and Docker, Terraform, or data engineering.
Pay
$223,200 — $279,000 USD (base salary); $186,000 — $233,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Python, TypeScript, AWS, Azure, GCP, Linux, Node, React
AI focus
Build and deploy AI applications for government missions; experience with LLMs or generative models is a bonus.
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