Scale AI

Scale AI

Senior Machine Learning Engineer - Model Evaluations, Public Sector

Washington, District of Columbia · Senior · Full-time

No sponsorship$240k-$300kDetected 51 days ago
PythonFull-Stack DevelopmentData StructuresAlgorithmsAWSGCPMachine LearningDeep LearningTensorFlowNLPComputer VisionLLMsCybersecurityManual TestingResearch

About the role

  • Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located.
  • This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.

Responsibilities

  • Familiarity with ML evaluation frameworks and agentic model design.

Requirements

  • This role will require an active security clearance or the ability to obtain a security clearance.
  • Strong programming skills in Python; experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch.
  • Experience with LLM pipelines, simulation environments, or automated evaluation systems.
  • Graduate degree in CS, ML, or AI.
  • Experience with LLM evaluation, CV robustness, or RL validation.

Compensation

  • $240,450-$300,300 USD
  • For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of
  • $216,300-$269,850 USD

Benefits

  • Experience in computer vision, deep learning, reinforcement learning, or NLP in production settings.
  • 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.

Company info

  • At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions.
  • Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact.
  • We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force.
  • 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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  • Any information we collect in connection with your application will be treated in accordance with our internal policies and programs designed to protect personal data.
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Visa & Work Authorization

  • This role will require an active security clearance or the ability to obtain a security clearance

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