Scale AI
Software Engineer, ARC Team
$138K–$259K
San Francisco, CA +4 · Full-time · Posted Mar 16, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
St. Louis, MO
New York, NY
Washington, DC
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
About the job
Build and maintain secure backend systems and deployment tooling for Scale AI’s Public Sector customers, including adapting the platform to compliant and restrictive government environments.
What you'll do
- Develop secure, scalable backend systems and own their long-term health.
- Re-architect the platform with swappable components for compliant or restrictive environments.
- Build and maintain internal tools and automated deployments, and collaborate with customers and teams on requirements and platform direction.
What they ask for
- Hold an active Secret clearance and be able and willing to upgrade to TS/SCI with CI Poly.
- Support work 3–4 days a week from the DC, SF, NYC, or STL office.
Nice to have
- Experience delivering software to air-gapped or isolated environments.
- Knowledge of containerization and orchestration, cloud platforms, and federal security and compliance frameworks.
Pay
$184,000 — $259,440 USD (base salary); $165,600 — $233,496 USD (base salary); $138,000 — $194,580 USD (base salary)
Tools
Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, Terraform
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