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Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI)

Scale AISan Francisco, CA; New York, NYEnterprise Engineering
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Job type
Full-time
Posted
31 Jul 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Role Overview

The Senior Frontier Agents Engineer (Applied AI) role at Scale AI involves bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI research and production deployment in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY. This position suits an experienced engineer who enjoys experimenting with the latest models and shipping production systems that create measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

Design and deploy production AI agents that leverage large language models, reasoning, retrieval, memory, and tool use.
Architect intelligent systems combining LLMs, traditional machine learning, structured knowledge, and enterprise data.
Build customer intelligence layers, retrieval pipelines, memory systems, and knowledge representations.
Develop multi-agent systems that coordinate reasoning, planning, tool execution, and human oversight.
Own the full experimentation lifecycle from hypothesis generation to production rollout and evaluation.
Partner directly with enterprise customers to translate ambiguous business problems into technical architectures.

Requirements

5+ years of software engineering, machine learning, or applied AI experience.
Strong Python programming skills.
Experience building production AI systems using LLMs.
Familiarity with modern AI tooling such as OpenAI, Claude, MCP, agent frameworks, vector databases, or retrieval systems.
Strong understanding of machine learning fundamentals and modern language models.
Experience designing or evaluating AI systems using quantitative metrics.
Excellent communication skills to work directly with enterprise customers.

Nice to Have

Applied AI background building production agents or autonomous systems.
Experience with RAG, semantic search, knowledge graphs, and structured knowledge representations.
Experience with fine-tuning, distillation, reinforcement learning, and model optimization.
Familiarity with cloud platforms including AWS, Azure, or GCP.
Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, and production observability.
Background working directly with enterprise customers and leading technical workshops.

Skills and Tools

Python
AWS, GCP, Azure
Kubernetes, Docker
LLM, RAG
OpenAI, Claude, MCP

Salary and Benefits

Base salary range of $216,000 to $270,000 USD for the San Francisco and New York locations.
Equity-based compensation subject to Board of Director approval.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage.
Retirement benefits and a learning and development stipend.
Generous PTO and a commuter stipend.

About the Company

Scale AI provides the data foundation for AI, helping organizations build and deploy reliable production AI applications. The company partners with leading enterprises and government organizations across finance, healthcare, manufacturing, media, and telecommunications to accelerate AI transformation through frontier AI systems.

How to Apply

Please apply on the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

PythonAWSGCPAzureKubernetesDockerLLMRAG

Questions candidates ask

What is the location for the Senior Frontier Agents Engineer role?

The position is located in San Francisco, CA or New York, NY.

How much experience is required for this position?

Candidates must have 5+ years of software engineering, machine learning, or applied AI experience.

What is the base salary range for this role?

The base salary range for the San Francisco and New York locations is $216,000 to $270,000 USD.

What programming language is required?

Strong Python programming skills are required.

What benefits are included?

Benefits include comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, generous PTO, and a commuter stipend.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Scale AI careers page.

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