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Forward Deployed Engineering Manager

Scale AIOnsite

About Scale


At Scale AI, our mission is to accelerate the development of AI applications. For 8 years, Scale has been the leading AI data foundry, helping fuel the most exciting advancements in AI, including: generative AI, defense applications, and autonomous vehicles. With our recent Series F round, we’re accelerating the abundance of frontier data to pave the road to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), and building upon our prior model evaluation work with enterprise customers and governments, to deepen our capabilities and offerings for both public and private evaluations.

About Data Engine


Our Generative AI Data Engine powers the world’s most advanced LLMs and generative models through world-class RLHF (Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback), human data generation, model evaluation, safety, and alignment. The data we are producing is some of the most important work for how humanity will interact with AI.

About our Forward Deployed Engineering Team


Generating high-quality data is the core problem our business solves. We aim to make producing and delivering high-quality data seamless and efficient for operators and customers. Our Operator Group is building customer and operator-specific infrastructure to provide high-quality data with low turnaround time. You'll be exposed to the cutting edge of the Generative AI industry while directly interfacing with the leading model-building organizations in the space, including the top AI research labs and government agencies. Join us in shaping the future of Artificial General Intelligence.

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of providing the critical data infrastructure that powers the most advanced AI models, directly influencing how humanity interacts with AI. You will work with the world’s leading AI companies and government agencies to solve their most complex AI data-related problems.

Responsibilities:


  • Own large areas within our product
  • Comfortable working cross functionally, whether that be internal or external customers
  • Build features end-to-end: front-end, back-end, system design, debugging and testing
  • Deliver experiments at a high velocity and level of quality to engage our customers
  • Work across the entire product lifecycle from conceptualization through production
  • Influence the culture, values, and processes of a growing engineering team
  • Inspire and mentor less experienced engineers
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new product features and experiences.

Requirements:


  • At least 7-10 years of relevant experience is preferred
  • Track record of shipping high-quality products and features at scale
  • Desire to work in a very fast-paced environment
  • Ability to turn business and product ideas into engineering solutions
  • Excellent problem-solving skills, and be able to work independently or as part of a team.

Location:


Initially, the role will be remote (work from home). However, as the team expands and grows in India, we might move to working from office or a hybrid model. Candidate applying for this role should be based in (or willing to relocate at some point) Mumbai or Bangalore

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.

About Us:


At Scale, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to make that happen faster across every industry, and our team is transforming how organizations build and deploy AI.  Our products power the world's most advanced LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by generative AI companies such as OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft, government agencies like the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture.

We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are 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. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.We comply with the United States Department of Labor's Pay Transparency provision. 

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Life at Scale AI

Scale accelerates the development of AI applications by helping computer vision teams generate high-quality ground truth data. Our advanced LiDAR, video, and image annotation APIs allow self-driving, drone, and robotics teams at companies like Waymo, OpenAI, Lyft, Zoox, Pinterest, and Airbnb focus on building differentiated models vs. labeling data. Our APIs include: ? Sensor Fusion - the first solution in the market to provide annotation for LiDAR/RADAR/Camera data ? Semantic Segmentation ? 2D Boxes/Polygons ? Video ? 3D Cuboids ? Lines & Splines ? Keypoints ? Data categorization
Thrive Here & What We Value1. Dynamic, fast-growing company in cutting-edge technology projects (AI, machine learning, language model space)2. Affirmative Action Employer and Inclusive Equal Opportunity Workplace3. Celebrating diversity and creating an environment where everyone can bring their whole selves to work4. Providing reasonable accommodations for applicants with physical and mental disabilities, fair hiring process5. Compliance with laws regarding personal data collection and use6. Comprerancial benefits package (health, dental, vision coverage, retirement benefits, learning stipend, PTO, commuter stipend)7. Trusted by industry-leading businesses (OpenAI, Lyft, Meta, GM, Samsung, Airbnb, Microsoft, NVIDIA)8. Commitment to making a difference in the world through AI innovation and continuous improvement9. Collaborative future powered by artificial intelligence

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