Senior Software Engineer, Orchestration Platform

San Francisco, CAFull-time$216k2026-10-08 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design, build, and operate a core orchestration platform for durable, reliable, and scalable distributed workflows used by internal teams and customers.

Role type

Senior Software Engineer (Platform/Infrastructure)

Builds

Distributed workflow infrastructure, platform primitives, APIs, and developer tools for scheduling, retries, state management, and observability.

Domain

AI infrastructure, distributed systems, cloud-native platforms

Deliverable

production ML models | infrastructure

Required skills

Backend engineering, distributed systems, workflow orchestration (Temporal, Cadence, AWS Step Functions), Kubernetes, containerization, Terraform, Docker, asynchronous execution, fault tolerance, observability

Preferred skills

Data warehousing (Snowflake, Firebolt), ETL tools (Dagster, dbt), authentication/authorization systems (Zanzibar), hyper-growth startup experience, AI technologies

Technologies

Temporal, Cadence, Kubernetes, AWS Step Functions, Terraform, Docker, Snowflake, Firebolt, Dagster, dbt, Zanzibar

Responsibilities

Lead architecture and design of the orchestration platform; build durable workflow infrastructure; define platform primitives and APIs; partner with product and data teams to create reusable capabilities; improve reliability and security; establish technical standards for distributed workflow development; drive cross-functional technical decisions.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

About scaleai

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, Ernst & Young, 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.