Machine Learning Engineer Model Evaluations, Public Sector
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Job Location:
San Francisco, CA - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 208000 - 300000
Posted on:
17 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Machine Learning Engineer - Model Evaluations Public Sector
The Public Sector ML team at Scale deploys advanced AI systemsincluding LLMs agentic models and multimodal pipelinesinto mission-critical government environments. We build evaluation frameworks that ensure these models operate reliably safely and effectively under real-world constraints. As an ML Engineer you will design implement and scale automated evaluation pipelines that help customers trust and operationalize advanced AI systems across defense intelligence and federal missions.
You will:
- Develop and maintain automated evaluation pipelines for ML models across functional performance robustness and safety metrics including LLM-judgebased evaluations.
- Design test datasets and benchmarks to measure generalization bias explainability and failure modes.
- Build evaluation frameworks for LLM agents including infrastructure for scenario-based and environment-based testing.
- Conduct comparative analyses of model architectures training procedures and evaluation outcomes.
- Implement tools for continuous monitoring regression testing and quality assurance for ML systems.
- Design and execute stress tests and red-teaming workflows to uncover vulnerabilities and edge cases.
- Collaborate with operations teams and subject matter experts to produce high-quality evaluation datasets.
- This role will require an active security clearance or the ability to obtain a security clearance.
Ideally youd have:
- Experience in computer vision deep learning reinforcement learning or NLP in production settings.
- Strong programming skills in Python; experience with TensorFlow or PyTorch.
- Background in algorithms data structures and object-oriented programming.
- Experience with LLM pipelines simulation environments or automated evaluation systems.
- Ability to convert research insights into measurable evaluation criteria.
Nice to haves:
- Graduate degree in CS ML or AI.
- Cloud experience (AWS GCP) and model deployment experience.
- Experience with LLM evaluation CV robustness or RL validation.
- Knowledge of interpretability adversarial robustness or AI safety frameworks.
- Familiarity with ML evaluation frameworks and agentic model design.
- Experience in regulated classified or mission-critical ML domains.
Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary equity and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position determined by work location and additional factors including job-related skills experience interview performance and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. Youll also receive benefits including but not limited to: Comprehensive health dental and vision coverage retirement benefits a learning and development stipend and generous PTO. Additionally this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
Please reference the job postings subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco New York Seattle is:
$208000 - $300000 USD
Please reference the job postings subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of Washington DC Texas Colorado is:
$187000 - $270000 USD
PLEASE NOTE:Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
About Us:
At Scale our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the worlds most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the worlds 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 Cisco DLA Piper 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.
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Key Skills
- Python
- C/C++
- Fortran
- R
- Data Mining
- Matlab
- Data Modeling
- Laboratory Techniques
- MongoDB
- SAS
- Systems Analysis
- Dancing
About Company
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