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Mission Software Engineering Manager, Public Sector

at Scale AI

📍 San Francisco, CA; St. Louis, MO; New York, NY; Washington, DC Onsite Posted April 02, 2026
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Position Details

Type Full-Time
Experience lead
Exp. Years 5+ years
Education Not specified
Category Software Engineering

About this role

Lead backend engineering efforts for Scale AI's public sector engagements, delivering secure, scalable systems at government scale with cloud-native architectures and DoD/USG compliance considerations.

Key Responsibilities

  • Recruit and lead engineering team
  • Drive engineering productivity
  • Define technical roadmap
  • Translate customer problems into platform features
  • Deploy and maintain software at customer sites

Technical Overview

Stack includes Python/JavaScript/Node/React, cloud providers (AWS/Azure/GCP), Kubernetes, Docker, Linux; strong focus on data integrations and data pipelines.

Ideal Candidate

Seasoned engineering leader with 5+ years in software engineering and prior management experience, capable of delivering backend solutions for government customers with cloud-native architectures and strong security/compliance understanding.

Must-Have Skills

5+ years of full-time engineering experience2+ years of prior engineering management or equivalent experienceTrack record of success as a hybrid customer facing engineerforward deployed software engineerPrior experience developing with Python and JavaScriptor other modern software languagesFamiliarity with Node and React is a plusCloud-Native Technologies: AWSAzureGCPContainerization: DockerKubernetesLinuxNetworkingETL and data pipelinesData modelingdata warehousingand data governance principlesProblem Solving

Tools & Platforms

PythonJavaScriptNodeReact

Required Skills

PythonJavaScriptNodeReactAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesDockerLinuxshell scriptingData integrationData engineeringETLCloud-native

Hard Skills

PythonJavaScriptNodeReactAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetesDockerLinuxshell scriptingData integrationData engineeringETLCloud-nativeDocker

Soft Skills

communicationleadershipteamworkproblem solving

Industry & Role

Industry Government/Public Sector
Job Function Manage and deliver backend software solutions for government clients.

Keywords for Your Resume

Mission Software Engineering ManagerPublic Sectorfederal engineeringgenerative AIbackend solutionscloud-nativeKubernetesDockerLinuxsecurity clearanceDoD constraintsdata integrationsteam leadershipAWSAzureGoogle Cloud PlatformReactNodePythononsite travel

Deal Breakers

Less than 5 years of engineering experience, No experience with cloud-native tech (AWS/Azure/GCP) or Kubernetes, Unable to obtain/maintain TS/SCI clearance, Poor communication or leadership track record

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