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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 13 days Scale AI's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 2% of Scale AI's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Scale AI
- low 0 stale, 5 reposted of 217 open
- Hiring momentum
- 270 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Scale AI's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Scale AI.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer on the Platform team at Scale, you will design and develop foundational platforms that support various AI products. Your role involves collaborating with stakeholders to refine requirements, driving improvements in programming practices, and presenting technical information to teams. You'll gain exposure to cutting-edge AI technologies and work on enhancing the core cloud infrastructure and orchestration stack.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 5/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Scale AI as an employer.
What you need
- 3+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation with specialities in back-end systems
- Extensive experience in software development and a deep understanding of distributed systems and public cloud platforms (AWS preferred)
- Track record of independent ownership of successful engineering projects
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Experience with standard containerization & deployment technologies like Kubernetes, Terraform, Docker
- Experience with orchestration platforms, such as Temporal and AWS Step Functions
Nice to have
- Experience with data warehouses (Snowflake, Firebolt) and data pipeline/ETL tools (Dagster, dbt)
- Experience with authentication/authorization systems (Zanzibar, Authz, etc.)
- Experience scaling products at hyper-growth startups
- Excitement to work with AI technologies
What you get
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Learning and development stipend
- Generous PTO
- Potential commuter stipend
- Equity-based compensation
Worth weighing
- No specific salary listed, but range provided ($216,000 - $270,000)
- Role involves working with cutting-edge AI technologies, which may be appealing for career growth
- 90-day waiting period for reconsideration of candidates for the same role may limit opportunities
Summarised from Scale AI's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Scale AI on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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