# Solutions Engineer

**Company:** [Scale AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/scale-ai)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Sales Engineering
**Salary:** $185k – $220k/yr
**Skills:** Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, Bash, AI/ML, Generative AI, LLMs
**Posted:** 2026-02-17

> Solutions Engineer delivers tailored demos, pilots, and solutions for federal clients using Scale's AI products, partnering with sales and engineering teams to address government use cases. Requires strong engineering background, public sector experience, and active US security clearance.

## Job Description

## What you'll do:
- Become an expert on the end-to-ends of Scale Products
- Create tailored demonstrations and collateral for federal stakeholders at both the executive and analyst level
- Partner with Scale Account Executives to deliver customer pilots according to requirements agreed by the customer
- Integrate and ingest a variety of external datasets to solve government use cases
- Interact with customers on a day-to-day basis to understand their pain points and design solutions
- Work with internal product and engineering teams to turn customer requirements into Scale capabilities
- Understand public sector mission sets and strategic objectives to better showcase Scale's products

## Ideally you'd have:
- Strong engineering background, preferably in computer science, mathematics, or other quantitative fields
- Strong communication skills - ability to interact with both technical and non-technical customers at all levels
- At ease with technology, able to quickly pick up new tech stacks and troubleshoot
- Previous experience working with Public Sector customers - our business is diverse and growing across both National Security and Federal Civilian communities
- Proficiency in scripting languages such as **Python**, **Javascript/Typescript**, **Bash scripts**, or programming languages
- A strong desire to roll up your sleeves and help build a business in an extremely fast-paced environment
- **Active US Government Security Clearance**
- Based in the Washington, DC area or willing to relocate
- Background working in **AI/ML**, particularly **Generative AI** and **Large Language Models**

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