Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed) GPS

About Scale AI

Scale AI's International Public Sector team focuses on leveraging AI to address critical challenges within the public sector globally. The team develops custom AI applications, generates high-quality training data for custom Large Language Models (LLMs), and provides upskilling and advisory services to expand the impact of AI.

The Role of Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)

As a Staff Full Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, you will collaborate directly with public sector counterparts. This full-time role involves building full-stack AI applications to address pressing challenges and deliver impact for citizens. The position is integral to enabling the public sector to transform operations through technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead technical strategist for public sector engagements, translating mission requirements into architectural roadmaps and guiding onsite implementation.
• Architect foundational frameworks for production-grade AI applications, integrating interactive UIs, backend systems, and AI models for reliable outcomes.
• Guide the evolution of cloud infrastructure, ensuring security, global scalability, and long-term system integrity across environments.
• Direct the development of core platforms and shared services to meet cross-cutting needs for diverse global client use cases.
• Partner with cross-functional leadership to steer the technical roadmap, mentor staff, and ensure product alignment with a cohesive technical architecture.
• Bridge the gap between field experiences and the core platform by converting client lessons into reusable patterns for the engineering team.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Master's or PhD in Computer Science, or equivalent deep industry experience in architecting complex, distributed systems.
• 10+ years of full-stack expertise across Python, ****, and React.
• Proven track record of designing high-scale architectures on Kubernetes and global cloud infrastructures (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• Expert ability to design and oversee production-grade ecosystems, ensuring system integrity, security, and long-term scalability.
• Extensive experience deploying and troubleshooting end-to-end solutions directly within complex, high-security client environments.
• Proven track record of building LLM-driven solutions with strategic foresight to anticipate landscape shifts and architect future-proof systems.
• A self-driven leader capable of resolving ambiguity, mentoring senior staff, and setting the technical vision for the organization.
• A driver of asynchronous workflows and documentation-first cultures to streamline global engineering velocity.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience as a CTO or founding engineer at a startup, or in a forward-deployed engineer/dedicated customer engineer role.
• Experience working cross-functionally with operations teams.
• Proficiency in Arabic.

Location and Work Type

This is a full-time position based in Riyadh, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The role involves working directly with public sector counterparts on-site.