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Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector

Scale AI - San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC

Posted Mar 31, 2026

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Median wage (BLS OEWS)
$116,543 national median
Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
+9.8% - Much faster than average

126% above the BLS national median for software engineering aggregate.

Matched to SOC 15-1252 - Software Engineering aggregate by role bucket.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.

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Senior Software Engineer, Public Sector San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC 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. SWEs responsibilities include building the systems required to ingest and process federal datasets to support real-time decision-making in contested environments. We develop novel agentic enabling capabilities that includes: - Create multi-layered guardrails around agents - Optimize data retrieval for agents - Orchestrate fleets of asynchronous agents - Automatically alerts users to deviations in data - Illustrating how an agent reached a decision As a Senior Software Engineer, you will lead the development of a vertical feature or a horizontal capability to include defining requirements with stakeholders and implementation until it is accepted by the stakeholders. You will: Lead the design and implementation of scalable backend systems and distributed architectures for Federal customers. - Manage the full lifecycle of feature development from requirement definition to deployment on classified networks. - Direct the orchestration of asynchronous agent fleets to meet mission requirements. - Lead customer engagements to translate mission needs into technical requirements. - Own the communication with stakeholders to ensure implementation meets defined acceptance criteria. - Conduct technical reviews and identify risks within machine learning infrastructure and model serving. - Drive the platform roadmap by providing technical specifications for Federal product offerings. Ideally you will have: - Full Stack Development: Proficiency in front-end, back-end development and infrastructure, including experience with modern

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