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Scale is at the frontier of the AI industry, improving the world’s leading generative AI and large language models through model evaluations, human-powered supervised fine-tuning datasets, world-class reinforcement learning with human feedback, and more.&nbsp; &nbsp; Scale AI’s Public Sector team is growing in the Generative AI space, and we’re seeking an Strategic Projects Lead to own high-impact projects that drive revenue and experimentation. In this role, you’ll work across operations, engineering, and customer engagement to produce world-class training and test and evaluation data for Large Language Models for our Public Sector customers.&nbsp; &nbsp; This role offers a rare opportunity to make a meaningful impact at the intersection of AI and national security. You will help build Generative AI data-labeling pipelines from the ground up, create operational processes to manage and optimize an in-house expert data workforce, and develop novel technology-driven approaches (e.g., scripts, prompt engineering, hybrid data) to improve the quality of our training and evaluation datasets. In addition, you will partner directly with our internal machine learning experts and external stakeholders to ensure our data enables the development of mission-critical applications of AI. &nbsp; You will: - Develop, build, and maintain the infrastructure required to ensure data pipelines are efficient, scalable, and produce high-quality outputs - Take ownership of day-to-day progress on high-priority data production pipelines, ensuring projects move forward efficiently - Partner with subject matter experts in their fields to validate the quality of our data and to translate deep domain knowledge into scalable processes and measurable outcomes &nbsp; - Work closely with customers to understand their requirements and design data taxonomies that optimize model performance. - Utilize analytics and data visualization tools to track progress, identify bottlenecks, and make data-driven decisions to optimize pipeline performance - Influence cross-org collaboration to define and advance human data strategy, influencing technical and non-technical stakeholders to ensure data quality, scalability, and long-term platform leverage - Own larger and larger components of our data delivery processes, until you ultimately serve as the full owner of our most visible and high impact customer pipelines &nbsp; You have:&nbsp; - 5+ years of experience in product development, data science, or operations - A history of successful project management and comfort in ambiguity - Ability to analyze complex operational data, build queries, and identify trends to inform decisions and optimize processes - Technical aptitude to understand how to produce data for state of the art post-training techniques such as supervised fine tuning (SFT), reinforcement learning through human feedback (RLHF), Reinforcement Learning with Verifiable Rewards (RLVR) etc&nbsp; &nbsp; Nice to have:&nbsp; - Experience working in defense tech and/or an AI company - A technical degree in fields like computer science, data science, or engineering - A deep understanding of ML operations for generative AI workflows / products - An active Top Secret security clearance&nbsp; <div class="content-pay-transparenc

As a member of our Frontier Tech Consultant team, you will play a critical role in advancing cutting-edge AI innovations by conducting high-impact experiments and ensuring seamless execution at the highest quality standards. Your work will directly contribute to Scale AI’s growth, shaping the future of artificial intelligence. In this role, you will be working on various types of projects, including but not limited to: research experiments, dataset generation, data quality improvements, and in-depth technical analysis. You will tackle complex, technical and operational challenges while collaborating closely with Scale’s ML research scientists and SPM team. The ideal candidate is analytical, detail-oriented, and results-driven, with strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills. We are looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is proactive in overcoming challenges, and is committed to delivering exceptional outcomes. If you are eager to contribute to the forefront of AI innovation, we encourage you to apply. You will be responsible for: - Design and execute research experiments - Build and evaluate frontier LLM datasets - Develop training and testing material for frontier pipelines - Improve quality of existing and new products Ideally you’d have: - Strong machine learning knowledge, either by being in the final years of a ML PhD career or having already graduated - Strong writing and verbal communication skills - An action-oriented mindset that balances creative problem solving with the scrappiness to ultimately deliver results - Analytical, planning, and process improvement capability - Experience working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment - Technical skills including familiarity with Python, GPU, AWS, API, LLM, ML, and SQL Pay:&nbsp; $60-80/hr&nbsp; Commitment: This is a fully remote, US-based part-time (10-20 hours per week), on-going contract position staffed via HireArt.&nbsp; HireArt values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are interested in every qualified candidate who is eligible to work in the United States. Unfortunately, we are not able to sponsor visas,&nbsp; including CPT/OPT&nbsp; or employ corp-to-corp . #LI-Onsite PLEASE NOTE:&nbsp; 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, 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, Cisco, DLA Piper, 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. <p&

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 the ACE team&nbsp; The Agent Capabilities & Environments (ACE) team, part of Scale’s Research organization, brings together customer-facing Researchers and Applied AI Engineers. Our core mission includes research on agent environments and RL reward signals, benchmarking autonomous agent performance across real-world scenarios and environments, creating robust data programs to improve Large Language Models (LLMs) agentic capabilities and building foundational tools and frameworks for evaluating models as agents. ACE focuses on autonomous agents that dynamically interact with diverse external environments, including code repositories, GUI interfaces, browsers, and more.&nbsp; About This Role This role is at the intersection of cutting-edge AI research and practical application, with a focus on studying the data types essential for building state-of-the-art agents, such as browser and SWE agents. The ideal candidate will explore the data landscape needed to advance intelligent, adaptable AI agents, guiding the data strategy at Scale to drive innovation. This position requires not only expertise in LLM agents and planning algorithms but also creativity in addressing novel challenges related to data, interaction, and evaluation. You will contribute to impactful research publications on agents, collaborate with customer researchers, and work alongside the engineering team to translate these advancements into real-world, scalable solutions. Ideally you’d have:&nbsp; - Practical experience working with LLMs, with proficiency in frameworks like Pytorch, Jax, or Tensorflow. You should also be adept at interpreting research literature and quickly turning new ideas into prototypes. - A track record of published research in top ML venues (e.g., ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, COLM, etc.) - At least three years of experience addressing sophisticated ML problems, either in a research setting or product development. - Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to operate cross-functionally.&nbsp; Nice to have: - Hands-on experience with open source LLM fine-tuning or involvement in bespoke LLM fine-tuning projects using Pytorch/Jax.&nbsp; - Hands-on experience and publications in building applications and evaluations related to AI agents such as tool-use, text2SQL, browser agents, coding agents and GUI agents. - Hands-on experience with agent frameworks such as OpenHands, Swarm, LangGraph, etc. - Familiarity with agentic reasoning methods such as STaR and PLANSEARCH&nbsp; - Experience working with cloud technology stack (eg. AWS or GCP) and developing machine learning models in a cloud environment. Our research interviews are crafted to assess candidates' skills in practical ML prototyping and debugging, their grasp of research concepts, and their alignment with our organizational culture. We will not ask any Lee

PLEASE NOTE: This is a fully remote, 1099 independent contractor opportunity with an estimated duration of six months and the potential for extension. To be eligible, candidates must be authorized to work in Canada. About the Program The Human Frontier Collective (HFC) Fellowship brings together top researchers and domain experts to collaborate on high-impact work that are shaping the future of AI. As an HFC Fellow, you’ll apply your academic and professional expertise to help design, evaluate, and interpret advanced generative AI systems—while gaining exposure to cutting-edge research and working alongside an interdisciplinary network of leading thinkers. What You'll Do - ML Projects: Get invited to engage in high-impact projects with our partnered AI labs and platforms. Help models understand real-world deep learning workflows by designing, reviewing, and optimizing PyTorch models, evaluating complex ML code and AI-generated implementations for efficiency and correctness, and advising on GPU optimization, scaling, and trade-offs. - HFC Community: Beyond the work, you’ll become part of a supportive, interdisciplinary network of innovators and thought leaders committed to advancing frontier AI across domains. - Contribute to Research Publications: Collaborate with Scale’s research team to co-author technical reports and research papers—boosting your academic visibility and professional recognition&nbsp;(e.g., SciPredict , PropensityBench , Professional Reasoning Benchmark ). Who Should Apply - Education:&nbsp; PhD or postdoctoral degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related field. - Professional Background:&nbsp; 1-3+ years of experience as a Machine Learning Engineer or Data Scientist. - Skills: Strong proficiency in Python and modern ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow).&nbsp;Experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS) and MLOps tools (Docker, Langchain) is a plus. - Professional Mindset: Detail-oriented, innovative thinker with a passion in applied AI research and a commitment to collaboration. Why Join the HFC? - Professional Development: High-impact experts expand their influence through review projects, advisory roles, and research, while deepening their AI expertise, strengthening analytical and problem-solving skills, and engaging with pioneering AI applications in science and technology. - Join a Top-Tier Network: Collaborate with a global network of engineers and experts to advance responsible AI through impactful, flexible research and training. 80% of our members come from leading institutions. - Flexible Schedule: Set your own schedule, with flexible 10–40 hour weeks that fit around your life and other commitments. - Competitive Pay: Project pay rates vary across platforms and are depending on a number of factors, including but not limited to; projects, scope, skillset, and location.&nbsp;</li&g

The goal of a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Scale is to leverage techniques in the fields of generative AI, computer vision, reinforcement learning, and agentic AI to improve Scale's products and customer experience in production environments. Our machine learning engineers take advantage of robust internal infrastructure and&nbsp; unique access to massive datasets to deliver improvements to our customers. Our Public Sector Machine Learning team is focused on deploying cutting-edge models to mission-critical government systems through products like Donovan and Thunderforge . Our work spans multiple modalities, with a strong focus on both large language models and computer vision. On the LLM side, we are developing agentic systems that help solve complex operational and planning challenges for government partners. This includes building agent frameworks that integrate with custom retrieval pipelines and production APIs, as well as evaluation tools to benchmark and refine agent behavior. We're also advancing research in areas like reinforcement learning for agentic LLMs, with successful deployment into real-world operational environments. On the computer vision front, we're training advanced models to increase labeling throughput and automate perception tasks. Our efforts include building large-scale fine-tuning pipelines, training models across multiple modalities, and developing generalizable vision foundation models to support a wide range of defense applications. You will: - Take state of the art models developed internally and from the community, use them in production to solve problems for our customers and taskers - Improve and maintain production models through retraining, hyperparameter tuning, and architectural updates, while preserving core performance characteristics - Collaborate with product and research teams to identify and prototype ML-driven product enhancements, including for upcoming product lines - Work with massive datasets to develop both generic models as well as fine tune models for specific products - Build scalable machine learning infrastructure to automate and optimize our ML services - Serve as a cross-functional representative and advocate for machine learning techniques across engineering and product organizations - Be comfortable learning new technologies quickly and managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment - Comfortable with light travel (approximately 10%) for customer interaction and team needs - This role will require an active security clearance or the ability to obtain a security clearance Ideally You’d Have: - Extensive experience with GenAI, Agentic AI, natural language processing, deep learning and deep reinforcement learning, or computer vision in a production environment - Solid background in algorithms, data structures, and object-oriented programming - Strong programing skills in Python, experience in Tensorflow or PyTorch Nice to Haves: - Graduate degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning or Artificial Intelligence specialization - Experience working with cloud platforms (eg. AWS or GCP) and deploying machine learning models in cloud environments - Experience with computer vision, generative AI models, large language models, or agentic systems - Familiarity with ML evaluation frameworks and agentic model design

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, fueling the most exciting advancements in AI, including generative AI, defense applications, and autonomous vehicles. With our recent Series F round, we’re amplifying access to high-quality data to drive progress toward Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). Building on our history of model evaluation with enterprise and government customers, we are expanding our capabilities to set new standards for both public and private evaluations. About This Role This role operates at the forefront of AI research and real-world implementation, with a strong focus on reasoning within large language models (LLMs). The ideal candidate will study the data types critical for advancing LLM-based agents, including browser and software engineering (SWE) agents. You will play a key role in shaping Scale’s data strategy by identifying the most effective data sources and methodologies for improving LLM reasoning. Success in this role requires a deep understanding of LLMs, planning algorithms, and novel approaches to agentic reasoning, as well as creativity in tackling challenges related to data generation, model interaction, and evaluation. You will contribute to impactful research on language model reasoning , collaborate with external researchers, and work closely with engineering teams to bring state-of-the-art advancements into scalable, real-world solutions. Ideally, you’d have: - Practical experience working with LLMs, with proficiency in frameworks like PyTorch, JAX, or TensorFlow. You should also be skilled at rapidly interpreting research literature and turning new ideas into working prototypes. - A track record of published research in top ML and NLP venues (e.g., ACL, EMNLP, NAACL, NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, CoLLM, etc.). - At least three years of experience solving complex ML challenges, either in a research setting or product development, particularly in areas related to LLM capabilities and reasoning. - Strong written and verbal communication skills, along with the ability to work effectively across teams. Nice to have: - Hands-on experience fine-tuning open-source LLMs or leading bespoke LLM fine-tuning projects using PyTorch/JAX. - Research and practical experience in building applications and evaluations related to LLM-based agents, including tool-use, text-to-SQL, browser agents, coding agents, and GUI agents. - Experience with agent frameworks such as OpenHands, Swarm, LangGraph, or similar. - Familiarity with advanced agentic reasoning techniques such as STaR and PLANSEARCH. - Proficiency in cloud-based ML development, with experience in AWS or GCP environments. Our research interviews are designed to assess candidates' ability to prototype and debug ML models, their depth of understanding in research concepts, and their alignment with our organizational culture. We do not conduct LeetCode-style problem-solving assessments. Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benef