Staff Full-Stack Software Engineer (Forward Deployed)

About the role

Scale AI is seeking a Staff Full‑Stack Software Engineer to join its rapidly growing International Public Sector team in Riyadh. In this forward‑deployed role you will work directly with public‑sector clients to design and deliver end‑to‑end AI‑powered applications that impact millions of citizens.

Key responsibilities

• Lead technical strategy for public‑sector engagements, translating mission requirements into architectural roadmaps.
• Design and implement production‑grade AI application frameworks, integrating interactive UI, backend services and AI models at scale.
• Guide cloud infrastructure evolution, ensuring security, global scalability and long‑term system integrity across AWS, Azure or GCP.
• Develop core platforms and shared services that address cross‑cutting needs for diverse global clients.
• Mentor senior and junior engineers, steer technical roadmap and promote reusable patterns across the engineering team.

Required profile

• Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or equivalent deep industry experience.
• 10+ years of full‑stack development experience with proven ability to architect complex, distributed systems.
• Strong background in building high‑scale solutions on Kubernetes and major cloud providers.
• Demonstrated expertise in security, system integrity and long‑term scalability of production ecosystems.

Required skills

• Python
• Node.js
• React
• Kubernetes
• AWS
• Azure
• GCP