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Scale Labs, Research Scientist — Agent Robustness As the leading data and evaluation partner for frontier AI companies, Scale plays an integral role in understanding the capabilities and safeguarding AI models and systems. Building on this expertise, Scale Labs has launched a new team focused on policy research, to bridge the gap between AI research and global policymakers to make informed, scientific decisions about AI risks and capabilities. Our research tackles the hardest problems in agent robustness, AI control protocols, and AI risk evaluations to help governments, industry, and the public understand and mitigate AI risk while maximizing AI adoption. This team collaborates broadly across industry, the public sector, and academia and regularly publishes our findings. We are actively seeking talented researchers to join us in shaping this vision. As a Research Scientist working on Agent Robustness you will work on the fundamental challenges of building AI agents that are safe and aligned with humans. For example, you might: Research the science of AI agent capabilities with a focus on how they relate to safety, risk factors, and methodologies for benchmarking them; Design and build harnesses to test AI agents’ tendency to take harmful actions when pressured to do so by users or tricked into doing so by elements of their environment; Design and build exploits and mitigations for new and unique failure modes that arise as AI agents gain affordances like coding, web browsing, and computer use; Characterize and design mitigations for potential failure modes or broader risks of systems involving multiple interacting AI agents. Ideally you’d have: Commitment to our mission of promoting safe, secure, and trustworthy AI deployments in the industry as frontier AI capabilities continue to advance. Practical experience conducting technical research collaboratively. You should be comfortable building and leveraging agent scaffolding, designing evaluation harnesses, an

At Scale, we develop reliable AI systems for the world’s most important decisions. Scale’s product marketing team is responsible for developing and executing strategies that drive awareness and engagement for Scale’s offerings amongst our core audiences. We take a data-driven approach to understand our customers’ needs and challenges, ensuring that their voices are reflected in product development and messaging. We partner closely with product, engineering, research, sales, comms, and the broader marketing team to create a cohesive customer experience across all our channels. We aim to provide valuable insights and resources that help our customers execute on their AI transformation journey. This role will focus on developing and optimizing vertical-specific messaging and content for Scale’s applications business to ensure our messaging resonates with core buyers across verticals. The ideal candidate combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. You will: Develop clear, compelling messaging for enterprise offerings tailored to key personas within target verticals Create marketing assets, including slide decks, videos, blog posts, and one-pagers, that effectively communicate our value propositions to vertical leaders and support our sales team’s pursuits Lead positioning and sales enablement efforts to drive awareness and engagement for Scale’s offerings. Drive cross-functional marketing programs around target verticals, in conjunction with product, engineering, sales, and growth marketing to create a cohesive customer experience and contribute to pipeline targets Collaborate with field marketing and events teams to develop vertical-specific event strategies, content, and experiences that drive engagement within customer and target accounts Drive customer marketing efforts, creating both strategy and tactics to maximize the value Scale and customers get from our shared success, including case studies, testimonials, visual assets and event particip

We are building the Finance team to help make data-driven and financially sound decisions for Scale. The team is responsible for improving strategic, financial, and operational decisions by partnering with the leadership team in making critical decisions across Scale. The Corporate Finance team is responsible for owning the company’s budget, helping to drive monthly forecasts and annual planning processes, allocating and deploying the company’s resources efficiently, and performing financial analyses in partnership with all departments. As AI reshapes the competitive landscape, Corporate Finance sits at the center of decisions about where Scale invests, how quickly we scale, and which bets we make. You will have a unique opportunity to work closely with department heads on real-time, high-priority business issues and use quantitative insights to drive better decision making across Scale. The ideal candidate will not only have the technical skills to support their recommendations but also strong interpersonal skills to manage various stakeholders. What You’ll Do Provide analysis to support short and long-term decisions regarding workforce planning across the company. Own tools (such as the company's workforce planning system, TeamOhana) to automate and streamline reporting and headcount processes Partner cross-functionally with HR, Recruiting, Compensation, and Analytics teams to drive scalable analyses and insights. Define and maintain KPIs to measure impact on strategic initiatives and resource allocation. Manage the development, implementation, and administration of our financial forecasting system (Pigment) Partner with finance and accounting to drive process improvements (e.g. month-end close and reporting) Implement enhancements to forecasting tools, processes, and reporting deliverables that reduce manual work and improve data integration Support management, Board business, and financial planning, including presentations and key analysis requests Help execute

About the role: We are looking for a talented and experienced University Recruiter, Contractor based in San Francisco to join our team and participate in the hiring process from beginning to end. You’ll be working directly with our hiring partners, recruiters and candidates to create a personal and positive recruiting experience. You will: Support Scale’s University Recruiting strategy: assist with the hiring process for our Internship and New Grad programs. Manage the full-cycle recruiting strategy and process including, but not limited to, sourcing, screening, interview process, closing and more. Understand what makes a great profile for our University roles and drive strategic sourcing and candidate engagement strategies to build strong and diverse pools of candidates. Cultivate relationships with students across partnered universities and develop positive relationships with faculty, staff, and student organizations as part of a well-researched recruiting strategy. Collaborate closely with various leaders across the organization in understanding and meeting their intern and new grad hiring needs. Work from the San Francisco office 3x per week. You have: 4+ years of full-cycle university recruiting experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, managing high-volume hiring. Experience in managing/leading all aspects of recruiting strategy for hard-to-fill, competitive positions. Passionate about campus recruiting and strong believer in bringing early career talent to Scale. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent negotiation tactics, and market knowledge. You have the ability to work with multiple departments, including remote teams, and build strong personal networks across our complex organization. Proven ability in attracting and sourcing both passive and active candidates (aka future graduates) across Bachelors, Masters, and PhD programs. Utilizing data to perform analysis, garner insights, and set goals. A flexible, adapt

National Security Hackathon Attendees – Stay Connected with Scale AI This posting is for candidates who attended National Security Hackathon and connected with a member of the Scale AI team. It was great meeting you at the Hackathon! Whether we spoke at our booth or on the floor, we always enjoy connecting with people who are passionate about advancing AI and machine learning. At Scale AI, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. For the past ten years, Scale has been the leading AI data foundry, supporting some of the most exciting advancements in AI, including generative AI, defense applications, robotics, and autonomous systems. We’re continuing to grow our team across a range of technical and mission-focused roles. If you're excited about the problems we’re tackling, feel free to share your information here. A member of our team will reach out if there’s a strong fit with one of our open opportunities. And even if the timing isn’t right today, we’d love to stay connected. We look forward to continuing the conversation. In the meantime, you can learn more about our work at scale.com . 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 and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, 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. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: c

Scale works with the industry’s leading AI labs to provide high quality data and accelerate progress in GenAI research. We are looking for Research Scientists and Research Engineers with expertise in LLM post-training (SFT, RLHF, reward modeling). This role will focus on optimizing data curation and eval to enhance LLM capabilities in both text and multimodal modalities. In this role, you will develop novel methods to improve the alignment and generalization of large-scale generative models. You will collaborate with researchers and engineers to define best practices in data-driven AI development. You will also partner with top foundation model labs to provide both technical and strategic input on the development of the next generation of generative AI models. You will: Research and develop novel post-training techniques, including SFT, RLHF, and reward modeling, to enhance LLM core capabilities in both text and multimodal modalities. Design and experiment new approaches to preference optimization. Analyze model behavior, identify weaknesses, and propose solutions for bias mitigation and model robustness. Publish research findings in top-tier AI conferences. Ideally you’d have: Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field. Deep understanding of deep learning, reinforcement learning, and large-scale model fine-tuning. Experience with post-training techniques such as RLHF, preference modeling, or instruction tuning. Excellent written and verbal communication skills Published research in areas of machine learning at major conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, etc.) and/or journals Previous experience in a customer facing role. 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 and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined du

At Scale, we are developing the data infrastructure that powers reliable AI systems in the physical world. The Industrial Partnerships team is a critical function for scaling high-quality data collection through a global network of external partners, expanding our capacity and geographic reach. Joining this team offers a unique opportunity to build complex operations and lead cross-functional coordination to launch new partners and transform that network into a world-class operational engine. These roles are responsible for identifying and signing new partner businesses, and coordinating day-to-day operations with existing partners, including performance tracking and ongoing support. You will: Identify and engage prospective partner businesses and manage the process through to signed agreement Coordinate day-to-day operations with signed partners including onboarding and ongoing support Track partner performance and data collection targets Support hardware deployment and basic troubleshooting on partner premises Communicate regularly with internal teams (product, strategy) and partner contacts Help identify and implement process improvements based on operational feedback Ideally you'd have: Strong professional communication skills in both Spanish and English. Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Economics, Logistics, Industrial Engineering, or related fields (open to both technical and non-technical degrees). Industry experience (+2) in physical/on-site operations, logistics, business development, account management or analytics. Experience in the field: warehouses, factories, logistics centers. Analytical, strategic, and process improvement capability. Nice to haves: SQL Proficiency Experience working with CRM systems T his role involves both on-site presence for coordinating operations as well as visiting partner sites on a daily basis. PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same

About Scale AI At Scale AI, our mission is to accelerate the development of AI applications. For 8 years, Scale has been the leading AI data foundry, helping fuel the most exciting advancements in AI, including generative AI, defense applications, and autonomous vehicles. With our recent Series F round, we’re accelerating the abundance of frontier data to pave the road to Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and building upon our prior model evaluation work with enterprise customers and governments to deepen our capabilities and offerings for public and private evaluations. About Data Engine Our Generative AI Data Engine powers the world’s most advanced LLMs and generative models through world-class RLHF (Reinforcement Learning with Human Feedback), human data generation, model evaluation, safety, and alignment. The data we produce is some of the most critical work for how humanity will interact with AI. About Our FDE Team Generating high-quality data is the core problem our business solves. We aim to make producing and delivering high-quality data seamless and efficient for operators and customers. Our Team is building customer and operator-specific infrastructure to provide high-quality data with low turnaround time. You'll be exposed to the cutting edge of the Generative AI industry while directly interfacing with the leading model-building organizations in the space, including the top AI research labs and government agencies. Join us in shaping the future of Artificial General Intelligence. As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you'll be at the forefront of providing the critical data infrastructure that powers the most advanced AI models, directly influencing how humanity interacts with AI. You will work with the world’s leading AI companies and government agencies to solve their most complex AI data-related problems. Responsibilities: Drive Impact: Directly contribute to the advancement of AI by delivering critical data solutions for leading AI innovators and

Join the team shaping the future of AI at Scale. Scale builds RL environments: sandboxed replicas of the digital spheres where real knowledge work occurs and built from the operating data of the companies that actually hold it. As the Data Acquisition Lead , you will own the commercial motion that gets us that data end to end. You will figure out which companies sit on the data for the next domain worth owning and then go and get it. This is a zero-to-one function with no playbook. You should be prepared to wear many hats, from thesis-driven dealmaker to hands-on operator to technical translator between commercial and Research teams. You will: Map the supply side. Work backwards from where labs are pushing to the specific organizations holding the underlying data. Build a thesis on which domains are worth owning and in what order. Invent the deal structures. You'll work with Scale’s legal team to define the first version of how these transactions get priced. Close. Own it from cold outreach to signature. Close the loop with the technical side. You need to hold a real conversation about what makes a dataset trainable and become an expert in what makes this underlying data valuable. Build the machine. Do the work by hand first, then turn what you learn into a repeatable pipeline. Ideally, you’d have: 5+ years across some mix of business development, corp dev, commercial strategy, or early-stage GTM. The label matters less than a track record of building a commercial motion that didn't exist before you got there A strong track record of managing important external relationships Strong business judgment and the ability to evaluate partnership value quickly Clear communication skills and comfort working with senior stakeholders Ability to operate independently while staying closely connected to cross-functional teams A practical, hands-on approach to building new functions from the ground up Comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments Experience in

Scale works with the industry's leading AI labs to provide high quality data and accelerate progress in GenAI research. We are looking for Research Scientists and Research Engineers with expertise in LLM post-training (SFT, RLHF, reward modeling) and evaluation. This role is on the evaluation pod within the GenAI Research Organization and will focus on building benchmarks and diagnosing model failure modes in both text and multimodal modalities. In this role, you will develop rigorous evaluations and diagnostic methods that reveal where frontier models fail and why. You will collaborate with researchers and engineers to define best practices in evaluation-driven AI development. You will also partner with top foundation model labs to translate failure analysis into technical and strategic input on the next generation of generative AI models. You will: Analyze model behavior to identify, characterize, and diagnose failure modes in frontier LLMs and Agents. You’ll identify everything from capability gaps and reasoning errors to robustness and alignment issues, all focusing on RCA. Design and build benchmarks and evaluation methods that measure LLM capabilities in both text and multimodal modalities. Apply post-training expertise (SFT, RLHF, reward modeling) to connect observed failures to the data and training interventions that address them. Publish research findings in top-tier AI conferences. Ideally you’d have: Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computer Science, Machine Learning, AI, or a related field. Deep understanding of deep learning, reinforcement learning, and large-scale model fine-tuning. Experience with post-training techniques such as RLHF, preference modeling, or instruction tuning, and with LLM evaluation or benchmark development. Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Published research in areas of machine learning at major conferences (NeurIPS, ICML, ICLR, ACL, EMNLP, CVPR, etc.) and/or journals. Previous experience in a customer facing r

Come join our legal team to work on the most exciting legal, policy, and operational issues at the leading edge of AI. We're seeking strong product lawyers with specialized expertise in intellectual property law. As product counsel, you will advise on all legal aspects of product development, launch, and operations - including regulatory compliance, user terms, and risk management - while bringing deep expertise in your specialized legal area. The ideal candidate will have deep subject matter expertise in intellectual property law, a technology background, and a demonstrable history of providing practical product counsel to solve complex, time-sensitive problems in close partnership with cross-functional teams. This role reoprts to the Associate General Counsel, IP & Product. You will: Strategic Product Advice: Lead IP strategy for product development, embedding IP protection into the full product lifecycle from conception to commercialization, while also advising on related product and regulatory matters in collaboration with the broader legal team. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Research, Product, Engineering, Operations, Communications, and Marketing teams to mitigate IP risks in product development, data licensing, and open-source governance. IP Counsel: Support management of Scale's worldwide IP portfolio including patents and trademarks; assist with patent prosecution and trademark registration and enforcement. Risk Mitigation: Advise on third-party, synthetic, and open-source data and models, ensuring compliance with licensing requirements; design open-source governance policies. Agreements: Support drafting and negotiation of commercial agreement provisions involving intellectual property. Specialized Expertise: Provide counsel on machine learning, robotics, and other technical areas, with ability to engage effectively with technical teams on complex engineering and product issues. Training: Develop and deliver IP and data licensing trainin

About the Role This role will serve as a key execution partner to the GenAI Customer Compliance Manager, with a strong focus on supporting GenAI delivery workflows through embedded compliance operations and Legal coordination. The GenAI Compliance Operations & Programs Associate will sit at the intersection of Delivery, Ops, and Legal, ensuring that compliance considerations are integrated early in the project lifecycle, risks are clearly identified and prioritized, and Legal is engaged with the right context at the right time. By owning execution, coordination, and delivery integration, this role frees the Customer Compliance Manager to focus on strategy, governance, and risk frameworks. The role requires strong operational ownership, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to drive alignment across fast-moving, cross-functional teams. Key Responsibilities Compliance Review Operations & Legal Coordination Manage end-to-end compliance review workflows for GenAI projects — from early-stage intake through review, approval, launch, and verification — in close partnership with Engagement Management and Delivery. Evaluate incoming work for compliance risk signals (e.g., data sensitivity, copyright exposure, privacy concerns); triage and prioritize requests for Legal based on risk, scope, and delivery timelines. Partner with Engagement Management to translate and execute risk mitigation at both the project and customer level, gather operational input to develop and prioritize systematic compliance controls, and train/educate Ops stakeholders on common or emerging compliance risks. Ensure Legal receives clear, structured, and actionable context; coordinate reviewers across Legal and internal teams to support SLA adherence. Identify workflow friction points and contribute to improving processes, templates, and prioritization frameworks. Maintain dashboards to track throughput, bottlenecks, SLAs, and risk trends. Risk Mitigation Solutions & Monitoring Support Eng

Role Summary The Support Team Manager is responsible for the day-to-day leadership and performance of a team of Support Specialists, serving as the primary connection between frontline agents and broader operational leadership. This role balances hands-on people management with operational oversight, including but not limited to coaching team members, driving performance outcomes, managing escalations, and ensuring contributors receive consistent, high-quality support experiences. The ideal candidate leads with curiosity, communicates proactively, and holds themselves and their team to a high standard of accountability, quality, and continuous improvement. Success in this role requires strong judgment, a people-first mindset, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, evolving environment. Key Responsibilities Team Leadership & Coaching: Lead, coach, and develop a team of Support Specialists (Tier 1-3) through regular 1:1s, structured feedback, and performance conversations. Foster a collaborative, accountable, and high-performing team culture. Recognize strong performance and address performance concerns in a timely and constructive manner. Performance Management: Monitor and evaluate team performance across quality, productivity, CSAT, SLA attainment, and adherence metrics. Identify trends, surface insights, and create action plans to drive continuous improvement at both the individual and team levels. Operational Oversight: Manage day-to-day team operations including ticket queue health, schedule adherence, coverage coordination, and shift handoffs. Ensure workflows, policies, and documentation are consistently followed and updated as processes evolve. Escalation Management: Serve as the primary escalation point for complex or unresolved contributor issues. Support agents with difficult tickets, providing guidance and decision-making to ensure timely, high-quality resolutions with complete documentation. Reporting & Analytics: Track and report on team per

As a member of our operations team, you will be accountable for driving revenue by ensuring that Scale AI meets customer commitments in a timely manner while maintaining the highest quality standards. You will manage our supply operation funnel by building and running solutions, tools, and processes by working with a cross-functional team including Customer Operations, Product Operations, Product Managers, and many others. You will be solving problems no one has solved before, and you will need to be relentless in driving stellar results, running pilots, tests, and experiments. You’ll come up with creative solutions to bottlenecks. The blend of operations and ownership of our most important outcomes make this a unique and exciting role at the heart of Scale’s daily operations.The ideal candidate is scrappy, analytical, empathetic, outcome focused, and above all someone who drives and inspires results. You will: Build and drive some of our most critical operational processes Own the day-to-day delivery of customer commitments Create an effective feedback loop between the front line, product, strategy, and customers Collaborate with stakeholders to improve processes for new and existing customers Ideally you'd have: Advanced English skills Industry experience (+2) in an operational role and/or a top-tier consulting firm An undergraduate degree with an analytics heavy major (e.g., Engineering or Economics) and/or a graduate degree in Engineering, Economics, or Business An action-oriented mindset that balances creative problem solving with the scrappiness to ultimately deliver results Analytical, planning, and process improvement capability Experience with reading SQL, or have demonstrated analytical skills 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

Role Summary The Support Enablement Manager builds and scales the training, onboarding, and quality-assurance programs that power a high-performing contributor-support team. The role owns the full enablement lifecycle — from designing and delivering onboarding curricula to formalizing QA frameworks that drive measurable improvement across the support organization. Enablement priorities are set in partnership with the Regional Manager; the Manager owns execution end to end within that scope and brings recommendations when scope needs to change. This is a hands-on leadership role: assess the landscape, prioritize, build the plan, lead a small team, and deliver results, working cross-functionally with Regional Managers, Team Managers, SMEs, and WFM. Key Responsibilities Own the enablement function end to end — assess gaps, prioritize initiatives, and drive them to completion within scope agreed with the Regional Manager; surface recommendations when scope should change. Onboarding & curriculum — own the end-to-end onboarding for new Support Specialists; design, build, and continuously improve structured training that reflects current workflows, tools, and contributor-experience standards, so agents ramp quickly and confidently. Coaching & development — build and maintain ongoing training across all tiers; partner with Team Managers to close skill gaps with targeted interventions that translate into performance improvement. Quality assurance — own the QA program: scorecard design, calibration, audits, and reporting; keep QA consistent, fair, and actionable, and require that quality feedback cite a current source document. Knowledge base / SSOT — own the support knowledge base and its review cadence so guides stay accurate and current, and retire stale content. Team leadership — lead, develop, and manage a small team of Enablement & QA Specialists; set priorities, coach, and keep the team unblocked and accountable to high-quality output. Cross-functional part