# Staff Software Engineer, AI Developer Tooling at Scale

- Company: Scale
- What the company does: Scale delivers proven data, evaluations, and outcomes to AI labs, governments, and the Fortune 500. Backed by Accel, Index and Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://www.scale.com
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-11-05
- Apply by: 2026-12-20
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/scaleai/jobs/4750028005?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/scale-staff-software-engineer-ai-developer-tooling/

## About the role

At the foundation of these products is the Platform Engineering team. In this role, you will redefine how engineers develop, build, test, and deploy software at Scale using AI development tools in addition to traditional practices. You’ll also get widespread exposure to the forefront of the AI race as Scale sees it in enterprises, startups, governments, and large tech companies. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- Define next-generation AI development tooling and frameworks using products like Cursor, Claude Code, OpenAI Codex, and MS Copilot, as well as in-house custom-built solutions
- Directly mentor software engineers ranging from new grads to experienced engineers
- Proactively identify opportunities and drive improvements to software development practices, processes, tools, and languages
- Present technical information to teams and stakeholders, providing guidance and insight on development processes and technologies
- 8+ years of full-time engineering experience, post-graduation, with experience in build, test, or CI/CD systems
- Extensive experience defining and evangelizing best-practices for AI development tools, including cost guardrails, security frameworks, and hosting knowledge-sharing sessions, among others

Tags: Horizontals EPD

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/scale-staff-software-engineer-ai-developer-tooling/