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What a Scale AI forward deployed engineer does

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A Scale AI forward deployed engineer (FDE) works with large companies or with the US public sector. Frontier Agents Engineers put agents into production at enterprises. Forward Deployed Software Engineers work with the US military and intelligence community.

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Scale AI forward deployed engineer: enterprise or public sector

Frontier Agents Engineer (FDE)

  • Works with key enterprise customers in finance, healthcare, manufacturing and media
  • Designs agent architectures, integrations and runtimes
  • Runs evals: golden datasets, regression suites and LLM-as-a-judge

Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Public Sector

  • Embeds with the Army, Air Force, Joint commands and Intelligence Community
  • Owns delivery from prototype to production at customer sites
  • Python and TypeScript
  • Active TS/SCI clearance, or eligibility for one

Where the roles are

Scale AI also lists Forward Deployed Product Managers in New York, Washington, DC and London. It hires full-stack forward deployed engineers for its GPS team in London, Doha and Riyadh.

Public sector work means time on site. The public sector posting expects regular travel, or a move to Washington, DC or St. Louis.

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Do I need a clearance for Scale AI's FDE roles?

For the public sector role, yes. You need an active TS/SCI clearance or eligibility to get one. The enterprise Frontier Agents Engineer postings do not list one.

How does Scale AI compare with Palantir?

Both run government FDE tracks, and both ask for a security clearance on those roles. Palantir's US Government role asks for Top Secret clearance, or willingness to get one.

Does Fractionals work with Scale AI?

No. Scale AI is not a client of ours. We describe its public job postings. To apply for a role there, go to Scale AI directly.

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