Staff Machine Learning Engineer, Public Sector is open at Scale AI in Denver, CO; Washington, DC. The posting gives a salary of $274K - $343K. Posted on Jan 30, 2026, and still on Scale AI’s careers page when we last checked, on Nov 14, 2026.
About the role
The goal of a Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Scale is to lead the design and deployment of agentic AI systems that operate in real-world, mission-critical government environments. On the Public Sector team, you’ll work at the intersection of agentic ML, systems engineering, and applied research, building foundational infrastructure that enables AI systems to reason, plan, and act reliably at national scale. Our…
The opening lines of the posting. The rest is on Scale AI’s careers page.
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