What it is, where the jobs are, what it hires for and pays, and the open jobs today.
By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 09/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Scale AI, Inc. is an American artificial intelligence infrastructure and software company based in San Francisco, California. Originally focused on data annotation, the company also offers RLHF services, large language model (LLM) evaluation, and enterprise software suites to build and deploy AI applications.
| Fact ⇅ | Value ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | San Francisco |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Employees (Wikidata) | 900 (2025) |
| Website | scale.com |
Scale AI is hiring in 8 states and 9 cities. These are the places with the most openings, which tell you where its work really happens.
| City ⇅ | State ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Share ⇅ | Note ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | California | 59 | 53% | headquarters area |
| New York | New York | 22 | 20% | |
| Washington | District of Columbia | 19 | 17% | |
| Denver | Colorado | 3 | 3% | |
| Colorado Springs | Colorado | 2 | 2% | |
| Austin | Texas | 2 | 2% | |
| Honolulu | Hawaii | 2 | 2% | |
| Miami | Florida | 1 | 1% | |
| Omaha | Nebraska | 1 | 1% |
The mix of roles shows what Scale AI needs right now. Pay is the median of the ranges the employer itself published in its ads (only roles with at least two published ranges).
| Role family ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ | Typical posted range (median low – median high, yearly) ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Data scientist / Machine learning | 27 | $205,600 – $259,440 |
| Software engineer / Developer | 17 | $212,000 – $270,000 |
| Project / Program manager | 13 | $166,400 – $217,000 |
| Marketing | 9 | $148,000 – $185,000 |
| Engineer (other) | 7 | $252,000 – $315,000 |
| Accountant / Auditor / Tax | 4 | $180,800 – $226,000 |
| Product manager | 4 | $240,000 – $345,000 |
| Designer (UX, product, graphic) | 3 | $180,000 – $290,000 |
| DevOps / Cloud / SRE | 3 | $180,000 – $225,000 |
| Data analyst / Data engineer | 3 | $184,000 – $230,000 |
| Consultant / Business analyst | 3 | $192,800 – $241,000 |
| Other roles | 3 | $182,400 – $228,000 |
| Title ⇅ | Open jobs ⇅ |
|---|---|
| Staff Software Engineer | 6 |
| Engagement Manager | 6 |
| Software Engineer | 6 |
| Program Manager | 3 |
| Enterprise Account Executive | 3 |
| Frontier Agent Engineering Manager | 2 |
| Head of Strategic Partnerships | 2 |
| Senior Software Engineer | 2 |
| Engineering Manager | 2 |
| Deployment Strategist | 2 |
| Machine Learning Research Scientist | 2 |
| Technical Program Manager | 2 |
| Staff Product Designer | 2 |
| Staff Frontier Agents Engineer | 2 |
| Senior Frontier Agents Engineer | 2 |
107 of 111 listings (96%) publish a pay range. Across them the median range is $186,400 – $254,000 a year (the employer's own figures, converted to yearly; not a BLS statistic).
Most listings do not state a seniority level.
0 of 111 listings (0%) mention a remote or flexible location.
We counted how often Scale AI's own 111 ads (those with a full description) state each requirement. This shows the filters the ads apply before anyone reads a resume. We have no data on why candidates are rejected after applying, and we do not guess.
Years of experience. 77 of 111 ads (69%) state a number of years. The median is 5 years; 75% ask for 5 or more and 16% for 10 or more.
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor's degree | 14 | 13% |
| 'or equivalent experience' accepted | 11 | 10% |
| PhD or doctorate | 7 | 6% |
| Master's degree | 6 | 5% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. citizenship mentioned | 111 | 100% |
| Security clearance mentioned | 32 | 29% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| Travel mentioned | 25 | 23% |
| On-site or in-person work | 16 | 14% |
| Relocation mentioned | 4 | 4% |
| Nights, weekends, holidays or on-call | 1 | 1% |
| Requirement ⇅ | Ads that state it ⇅ | Share of ads ⇅ |
|---|---|---|
| python | 44 | 40% |
| aws | 35 | 32% |
| kubernetes | 33 | 30% |
| gcp | 28 | 25% |
| azure | 27 | 24% |
| sql | 25 | 23% |
| docker | 23 | 21% |
| machine learning | 20 | 18% |
| typescript | 15 | 14% |
| salesforce | 10 | 9% |
| javascript | 10 | 9% |
| react | 7 | 6% |
| excel | 5 | 5% |
| jira | 4 | 4% |
| tableau | 3 | 3% |
What the hiring process, culture, schedules and benefits are like is not in our sources, so we do not describe it. Read the job ads and the employer's own site.
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111 open jobs today, 5 posted in the last 7 days (updated several times a day).
Mostly in San Francisco, CA (59), New York, NY (22), Washington, DC (19).