Senior Software Engineer, Backend — Frontier Data
Scale AISan Francisco, California, United States • New York, New York, United States
Posted January 12, 2026
216200 - 270250 USD year
Full Time
About the Company
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.
Job Description
The Frontier Data team builds data and systems that power Scale’s advanced Frontier AI use cases. We're looking for a Senior Backend Engineer who thrives in ambiguity and can design and build scalable systems.
Requirements
- 5+ years of full-time software engineering experience
- Strong backend engineering fundamentals: distributed systems, API design, data modeling, and production reliability
- Strong experience with Docker and containerized development/production environments
- Experience building systems that scale: queues, async processing, workflow engines, data pipelines, or similar
- Comfort working close to AI/ML systems
- Proficiency with SQL and modern database-backed application development
Benefits
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
- Retirement benefits
- Learning and development stipend
- Generous PTO
- Commuter stipend
