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Principal Software Engineer, GPS

Scale AI · London, UK

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Shape early client engagements and turn ambiguous ideas into working prototypes.
  • Build custom AI applications addressing critical public-sector challenges worldwide.
  • Step in on stuck programs to unblock delivery and create reusable capabilities.

Ideal candidate

A very senior hands-on builder who thrives in ambiguity and loves unblocking hard problems in the field. You mentor others naturally and care about using AI to transform public services for millions of citizens.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics or related quantitative field or equivalent practical experience
  • 10+ years of post-graduation engineering experience with proficiency in Python, TypeScript/JavaScript, Java, or C++
  • 5+ years of experience applying AI/ML in production environments
  • Track record taking ambiguous early-stage problems from blank page to working prototype and production
  • Deep expertise in system design and architecture including cloud ML platforms such as AWS, GCP, Azure
  • Experience mentoring engineers and raising the technical bar
  • Comfort working directly with clients from engineering teams to senior executives
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Lab profile

About Scale AI

AI data foundry providing high-quality data for training, fine-tuning, and evaluating AI systems.

What they build

  • Training, fine-tuning, and evaluation data for frontier models
  • Multimodal and coding data for audio, image, video and world models
  • Custom AI applications for enterprise and global public sector

Known for

  • Leading data partner for frontier model developers
  • Trusted across enterprise, defense and public sector
  • Depth in multimodal, coding and physical AI
  • End-to-end capability from strategy to delivery and evaluation

Key facts

  • Founded in 2016
  • Headquartered in San Francisco, California
  • Private company backed by Accel, Founders Fund, Index Ventures, Nvidia and Meta
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