Applied AI Engineer, Global Public Sector

ABOUT THE ROLE Scale's Global Public Sector team is using AI to address critical challenges in the public sector worldwide. As an Applied AI Engineer, you will be part of a rapidly growing team that creates custom AI applications for public sector clients, develops high-quality training data for national LLMs, and provides upskilling and advisory services to spread the impact of AI. WHAT YOU'LL DO As an Applied AI Engineer, you will partner with public sector clients to understand their challenges and define AI-driven solutions. You will build and deploy end-to-end AI applications into production, leveraging the latest developments from top AI labs and open-source models. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to create high-quality training datasets and design robust evaluation frameworks to ensure the reliability and effectiveness of AI models. You will also participate in customer engagements, including occasional travel, and contribute to the scaling of AI capabilities in the public sector through hands-on knowledge sharing. WHAT YOU'LL NEED To be successful in this role, you will need a strong engineering background, with a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related quantitative field (or equivalent practical experience). You will have 7+ years of post-graduation engineering experience, with demonstrated proficiency in languages such as Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, or C++. You will have 2+ years of experience applying AI/ML in production environments, such as deploying deep learning solutions, building generative/agentic AI applications, or setting up evaluations pipelines. You will also need familiarity with cloud-based machine learning tools and platforms, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent written and verbal communication skills. WHY REMOTE As a remote employee, you will have the flexibility to work from anywhere and be part of a rapidly expanding team that is shaping the future of AI in the public sector. BENEFITS Scale is an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace, committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity, or Veteran status. We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision.