Directly mentor software engineers ranging from new grads to experienced engineers.
Proactively identify opportunities and drive improvements to software development practices, processes, tools, and languages.
Present technical information to teams and stakeholders, providing guidance and insight on development processes and technologies.
Ideally you’d have
8+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation, with experience in build, test, or CI/CD systems.
Extensive experience defining and evangelizing best-practices for AI development tools, including cost guardrails, security frameworks, and hosting knowledge-sharing sessions, among others.
Extensive experience in software development and a deep understanding of distributed systems and public cloud platforms (AWS preferred).
Experience configuring, testing, and enabling MCP servers, AI agents, and other associated systems.
Show a track record of independent ownership of successful engineering projects.
Possess excellent communication and collaboration skills, and the ability to translate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
Experience working fluently with standard infrastructure, containerization, and deployment technologies like Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, etc.
Experience with modern web frameworks like NodeJS, NextJS, etc.
Strong knowledge of software engineering best practices and CI/CD tooling (CircleCI, Helm, ArgoCD).
Nice to haves
Experience scaling products at hyper-growth startups.
Experience with modern build systems like Bazel, Buck, Pants, etc.
Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is:
$252,000—$315,000 USD
PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
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