Lead Sr Software Engineer Full Stack in Washington

Scale AI’s Public Sector business is growing quickly as government agencies adopt AI to support critical national security, defense, and public sector missions. We’re looking for a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead a team of software engineers building core products and infrastructure for these customers. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in technical environments, enjoys managing teams while staying close to the code, and wants to work on meaningful problems that impact real world operations across the U.S. government. You’ll play a critical role in delivering backend systems, distributed platforms, and ML tooling used by our public sector partners—all while helping your team grow and execute. You’ll split your time between technical planning and execution (50%) and people management and team development (50%) , leading a team of 6-8 engineers. You’ll work cross-functionally with product, security, and customer-facing teams to ensure our engineering efforts meet complex federal compliance, security, and performance needs. Must be able to commute to office three times per week You will: Recruit a high-performing engineering team. Drive engineering productivity. Provide guidance, mentorship, and technical leadership to a team of engineers working on Generative AI projects. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and execute strategic roadmap. Navigate and deliver outcomes while navigating through complex public sector compliance requirements and frameworks. Design and implement scalable backend systems for Federal customers, leveraging Scale's modern and cloud-native AI infrastructure Develop distributed systems, data-intensive applications, and machine learning infrastructure to enable real impact for mission owners Build robust and reliable backend systems that can serve as standalone products, empowering customers to accelerate their own AI ambitions Participate actively in customer engagements, working closely with sta

About the Team The OpenAI for Government team is a dynamic, mission-driven group leveraging frontier AI to transform how governments achieve their missions. Our team works to empower public servants with secure, commercial and specialized national-security models that address government's mission needs, meet their technical requirements, and provide the highest degree of reliability and safety. As part of the OpenAI for Government team you will work with U.S. intelligence community and international public sector customers, helping to accelerate adoption through hands‑on support, tailored training, and early insights—so civil servants can spend less time on red tape and more on meaningful work. If you're passionate about responsibly deploying frontier AI to uplift public institutions and transform how government works, we want you on our team. About the Role Our OpenAI for Government team has a unique mission to help government customers understand the transformative impact that highly capable AI models can bring to their critical missions. This role combines technical understanding, strategic vision, partnership management, and value-driven strategy specifically tailored to government customers. As a Capture Manager, you’ll identify and drive key opportunities through the government sales cycle, from pipeline generation to closure. You’ll collaborate closely with industry partners, potential customers, policy makers, and internal experts to help government customers advance their missions through AI. This role is based in Washington, DC. In this role, you will: Pipeline Development : Partner with O4G GTM teams to identify, build, and maintain a multi-year pipeline of strategic opportunities. Capture Management : Lead the full capture lifecycle — from opportunity identification and qualification through win strategy, teaming, proposal, and award. Content Development : Write and edit proposal sections, weaving together inputs from subject matter experts into cohesive

Altana is the network for trusted trade. Our AI-powered product network empowers governments and businesses to build a more resilient and secure global economy while keeping trade flowing. The Opportunity at Altana As a Global Public Sector Implementation Delivery Manager (IDM), you are the single-threaded technical owner of delivery for one of Altana’s most important public sector accounts or organizations. You blend enterprise architecture, hands-on deployment, and product design and development with the relationship skills to be the trusted technical voice in the room for the mission owners you serve. You lead a small, account-aligned implementation pod and are accountable for turning a closed-won account into mission outcomes: architecting the deployment, delivering it in secured and regulated environments, keeping it healthy, and finding the next place Altana can create value. You do this hip-to-hip with commercial — partnering with the Technical Account Managers (TAMs) and Program Managers who run the account — using delivery credibility to enable organic growth and inside sales without carrying the commercial number yourself. This role reports to a GPS Implementation sub-vertical lead (Trade, Resilience, or Policy) within the Implementation function, and is deployed against a named strategic account. For example, an IDM aligned to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) would report to the Trade sub-vertical lead. Your Responsibilities Own delivery outcomes for a named strategic account or account groups. Serve as the single-threaded technical owner for implementation and platform delivery to a key public sector account or organization, from post-award through sustainment. Deliver on-time against contractual commitments and hold the technical quality bar. Set and steward the account architecture. Translate mission outcomes into a coherent enterprise/solution architecture across SaaS and regulated PaaS environments. Own the deployment, integration, and data-m

About the Team Like every team at OpenAI, the Marketing team contributes to our broader mission of ensuring responsible and widespread adoption of artificial intelligence. With that aim in mind, we are responsible for developing and executing strategies that drive awareness, engagement, and usage for OpenAI’s products and platform 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 then partner closely with Product, Engineering, Research, Comms, and Design teams to create a cohesive customer experience across all our channels. Our focus extends beyond just promoting product features; we aim to provide valuable insights and resources that help our users make the most out of AI technologies. About the Role We are seeking a Government Marketing Manager to lead marketing campaigns and programs for OpenAI’s government business, OpenAI for Government. This role will define how we communicate the impact of our work with governments and public institutions, turning technical products and partnership outcomes into clear stories that show how AI can help public servants better serve people and communities. The ideal candidate has experience working with government entities and leading in complex, multi-stakeholder environments. They bring strong strategic and creative judgment, translate technology and policy priorities for diverse audiences, and build trust and engagement across paid, owned, and earned channels. In this role, you will: Build the OpenAI for Government Narrative and Brand: Build a distinct government narrative aligned with the OpenAI brand, centered on mission outcomes, public servants, security, and responsible deployment. Build a Government Storytelling Engine: Create a repeatable process to source, prioritize, approve, and refresh customer stories, public use cases, metrics, and quotes for web, video, social, sales, eve

About the team The OpenAI for Government team is a dynamic, mission-driven group leveraging frontier AI to transform how governments achieve their missions. Our team works to empower public servants with secure, compliant AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Gov) and mission-aligned deployments that meet government technical requirements with strong reliability and safety. About the role Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) lead complex deployments of frontier models in production. You will embed with our most strategic government and public sector customers—where model performance matters, delivery is urgent, and ambiguity is the default. You’ll map their problems, structure delivery, and ship fast. This includes scoping, sequencing, and building full-stack solutions that create measurable value, while driving clarity across internal and external teams. You will work directly with defense, intelligence, and federal stakeholders as their technical thought partner, guiding adoption, maximizing mission impact, and ensuring successful deployments at scale. Along the way, you’ll identify reusable patterns, codify best practices, and share field signal that influences OpenAI’s roadmap. This role is based in Washington DC, Seattle or San Francisco. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. We offer relocation assistance. Travel up to 50% is required, including on-site work with customers. In this role you will Own technical delivery across multiple government deployments, from first prototype to stable production. Deeply embed with public sector customers to design and build novel applications powered by OpenAI models. Enable successful deployments across customer environments by delivering observable systems spanning infrastructure through applications. Prototype and build full-stack systems using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacks that deliver real mission impact. Proactively guide customers on maximizing business and operational value from

Scale AI is at the forefront of the AI revolution, helping the U.S. government unlock the potential of AI across national security missions. We’re building enterprise-grade generative AI solutions and delivering them into operational use cases that matter. We’re hiring an engagement manager (EM) to lead and coordinate delivery of agentic workflows for a national security customer. As an EM on our public sector delivery team, you will own or support a large account plan, manage day-to-day execution for customers, and ensure an incredible customer experience. This role is ideal for someone who blends program leadership, customer relationship building, technical fluency, and contract awareness — and who thrives in fast-moving, ambiguous, and mission-driven environments. You will: Manage customer relationships from the executive to the end user Work alongside customers to scope agentic workflow use cases that Scale’s engineering team will build and you will ultimately refine Lead or support a cross-functional project team to deliver on and exceed the customer's AI/ML objectives Lead with a “whatever-it-takes” mentality, proactively identifying customer needs and operator pain points to ensure customer success Oversee onboarding and successful implementation of customer accounts We have a diverse team with a variety of skill sets, many have: A technical background (education or professional experience with computer science, economics, statistics, engineering) A proven track record in B2B client-facing roles and expanding client relationships Prior experience owning the technical implementation of solutions to the government Must haves: An active TS/SCI clearance (Full Scope Polygraph is a nice to have) 3+ years of work experience succeeding in stakeholder management or a customer-facing role delivering enterprise-scale applications / solutions A track record of structured, analytics-driven problem solving Excellent verbal and written communicat

Principal Architect Location: Washington, DC About the Role We are seeking a Principal Architect to drive the design, development, and deployment of our agentic AI products in a fast-paced, collaborative, extremely high-visibility environment. In this role, you will lead a team of 50+ engineers, providing both strategic and technical guidance. You’ll be responsible for high-impact architectural decisions, cross-company collaboration, and executive level engagements. What You’ll Do Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a high-performing engineering team of 80+, fostering a culture of technical excellence and ownership. Technical Direction: Guide your team through complex challenges involving LLMs, AI agents, and large-scale distributed systems. Executive Stakeholder Engagement: Represent Scale AI in high-stakes negotiations and strategic discussions with senior external partners, demonstrating strong technical competence and credibility. Strategic Planning & Communication: Develop and communicate a compelling vision for Scale AI’s technology applied to your program. Provide regular updates to senior leadership and key stakeholders on progress, risks, and opportunities. Culture & Teamwork: Foster a culture of speed, unity of purpose, resilience, and teamwork. Lead through uncertainty with determination and adaptability. What We’re Looking For 10+ years of software engineering experience, including 5+ years in a technical leadership or staff role. Deep understanding of modern AI/ML technologies, including experience working with LLMs and AI agents. Proficient in one or more modern programming languages (Python, JavaScript/TypeScript) Hands-on experience with Kubernetes and cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or Azure). Strong product and business sense, with a track record of aligning engineering efforts with company goals. Ability to operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-changing environments and guide your team to do the same. Experience in execu

Scale is building AI for the world’s most important decisions. From the front lines of homeland security to the core of global enterprise, we provide the data engine and agentic infrastructure that powers the next generation of American and allied interests. As a Deployment Strategist supporting DHS and DOJ, you will be responsible for bridging the gap between cutting-edge AI research and mission-critical production. You will lead the charge in deploying Agentic AI, autonomous reasoning systems, into the heart of homeland security and law enforcement workflows, ensuring that some of the nation’s most consequential decisions are supported by the world’s best technology. Deployment Strategist (DHS/DOJ) We are looking for a powerhouse executive account leader who understands that winning at DHS and DOJ isn’t about a successful 6-month pilot; it’s about becoming an enduring, funded capability inside a component’s operational baseline. You will focus on landing and transitioning high-stakes prototypes into full-scale enterprise deployments, navigating the complexities of the Valley of Death by securing executive sponsorship and programmed funding. Responsibilities: This is an individual contributor role with heavy leadership expectations. You are the "CEO of the Account," responsible for the following: Full-Spectrum Capture & Quota Ownership: Carry and exceed a multi-million dollar annual revenue quota. You are responsible for the entire lifecycle: from identifying the top of funnel opportunity and shaping requirements to the final contract award and revenue recognition. Tactical Execution: You don’t just delegate; you execute. You will personally draft high-impact white papers, lead the development of complex proposals, architect deal structures, and navigate the nuances of federal civilian contracting, including OTAs, GSA schedules, and component-specific IDIQ vehicles. Operational Transition: Once the deal is signed, your job isn’t over. You will continue t

Scale's public sector business is providing the best of American commercial technology and innovation to protect the homeland and meet the moment. As a member of our public sector delivery team, you will own relationships critical to the portfolio of clients charged with a layered defense for the United States. You will be a catalyst, willing to go deep, get technical, and drive change. You will manage customer relationships and partners as well as partner with our engineering team to solve Scale’s hardest problems. All of this serves an ultimate goal of delivering cutting-edge agentic AI to orchestrate portfolio management for defense of the homeland. You will: Own customer relationships across the account, from senior government leaders and program offices to analysts and operational users Build structured user-engagement programs that reach the operators and analysts using Scale’s products day-to-day Work alongside customers to translate operational workflows and mission problems into well-defined AI and agentic workflow use cases Lead cross-functional teams across engineering, product, operations, security, and government stakeholders to deliver on customer objectives Plan and execute customer engagement weeks, user testing events, demonstrations, briefings, and other onsite activities Drive adoption of Scale capabilities in operational environments, incorporating user feedback into product requirements and delivery priorities Must haves: Active TS/SCI clearance 5+ years of experience in technical program management, software engineering, systems engineering, product management, technical consulting, or a related technical delivery role Demonstrated ability to build trust with both senior executives and hands-on operational users Experience translating complex customer workflows into structured technical or product requirements Strong technical fluency and the ability to hold credible conversations with engineering and product teams about AI, softw

About the Team The Industrial Security team enables OpenAI’s classified and national security work by building secure, compliant programs that support government customers and protect sensitive information. We partner across Security, Legal, People, Facilities, Engineering, IT, and program leadership to translate complex government requirements into practical operating models that allow important work to move forward responsibly. Our work spans personnel security, classified facilities, special programs, government customer engagement, and the safeguards required to operate in highly regulated environments. About the Role As a Senior Special Programs Security Manager, you will lead security operations for OpenAI’s Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and Special Access Programs (SAP), serving in customer-designated roles such as Contractor Special Security Officer (CSSO) or Contractor Program Security Officer (CPSO). You will help shape how OpenAI operates across the Intelligence Community and other national security environments, building the relationships, processes, and security foundations required to support classified work at scale. We’re looking for someone who brings deep special programs expertise, sound operational judgment, and the credibility to work directly with government customers and senior internal stakeholders. This is a hands-on leadership role for someone comfortable navigating ambiguity, helping build the function, mentoring future team members, and finding compliant paths forward when mission needs and security requirements intersect. This role is based in San Francisco, CA, or Washington, DC. We use a hybrid work model of three days in the office per week and offer relocation assistance to new employees. Additional onsite presence and occasional travel may be required based on classified program, facility, and government customer needs. This position requires active Top Secret eligibility, current SCI access, and a current counterintelli

About the team The OpenAI for Government team is a dynamic, mission-driven group leveraging frontier AI to transform how governments achieve their missions. Our team works to empower public servants with secure, compliant AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT Enterprise, ChatGPT Gov) and mission-aligned deployments that meet government technical requirements with strong reliability and safety. About the role Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) lead complex deployments of frontier models in production. You will embed with our most strategic government and public sector customers—where model performance matters, delivery is urgent, and ambiguity is the default. You’ll map their problems, structure delivery, and ship fast. This includes scoping, sequencing, and building full-stack solutions that create measurable value, while driving clarity across internal and external teams. You will work directly with defense, intelligence, and federal stakeholders as their technical thought partner, guiding adoption, maximizing mission impact, and ensuring successful deployments at scale. Along the way, you’ll identify reusable patterns, codify best practices, and share field signal that influences OpenAI’s roadmap. This role is based in Washington DC, Seattle or San Francisco. We use a hybrid work model of 3 days in the office per week. We offer relocation assistance. Travel up to 50% is required, including on-site work with customers. In this role you will Own technical delivery across multiple government deployments, from first prototype to stable production. Deeply embed with public sector customers to design and build novel applications powered by OpenAI models. Enable successful deployments across customer environments by delivering observable systems spanning infrastructure through applications. Prototype and build full-stack systems using Python, JavaScript, or comparable stacks that deliver real mission impact. Proactively guide customers on maximizing business and operational v

Our customer base is growing exponentially, and you will be on the front lines of ensuring that the world's most innovative companies become passionate, lifelong, Scale customers. Our Solutions Engineers ensure customers' first experiences with Scale's technology are flawless and lead to a successful long-term partnership. The work will vary daily, and we’re looking for technical experts excited to solve tough problems. As a solution engineer, you will be a part of helping shape our early-stage federal business by re-envisioning our commercial product offerings for our federal clients. What you'll do: Become an expert on the end-to-ends of Scale Products Create tailored demonstrations and collateral for federal stakeholders at both the executive and analyst level. Partner with Scale Account Executives to deliver customer pilots according to requirements agreed by the customer. Integrate and ingest a variety of external datasets to solve government use cases. Interact with customers on a day-to-day basis to understand their pain points and design solutions Work with internal product and engineering teams to turn customer requirements into Scale capabilities Understand public sector mission sets and strategic objectives to better showcase Scales products. Ideally you'd have: Strong engineering background, preferably in computer science, mathematics, or other quantitative fields Strong communication skills - ability to interact with both technical and non-technical customers at all levels At ease with technology, able to quickly pick up new tech stacks and troubleshoot Previous experience working with Public Sector customers - our business is diverse and growing across both National Security and Federal Civilian communities. Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python, Javascript/Typescript, Bash scripts, or programming languages. A strong desire to roll up your sleeves and help build a business in an extremely fast-paced environment Active US Government Se

Total Compensation : $60,000 base / $80,000 OTE Hiring Locations: Must be based in Washington DC/commutable distance Work Schedule: This is a hybrid position. 3 days in office in Washington DC (Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday) and 2 days working remotely. Position Overview: The Diligent Business Development Representative (BDR) plays an instrumental role in the direct growth of Diligent by seeking new business opportunities through prospecting and engaging with potential clients. The BDR is expected to build new outbound pipeline and generate interest as a brand ambassador for the Diligent products. A BDR should demonstrate conversational excellence and in-depth product knowledge to achieve outbound targets. This is an exciting opportunity to join a market leading and rapidly growing business, highly focused on achieving goals and delivering results. The role offers an excellent basic and competitive commission structure, with high achievers given the opportunity to progress within the business becoming an expert in corporate software sales. Key Responsibilities Demonstrate expertise at using lead generation tools to routinely extract contacts and create accurate and targeted lists of prospects (Cold calling, LinkedIn, Outreach, Sales Force, ZoomInfo, etc). Conduct sales development best practices through email, phone, and social activities using the various software tools to connect with new prospects. Utilize smart, targeted questions to speak knowledgeably to qualify the right decisions makers. Skillfully build interest and influence opportunities with new prospects. Coordinate meetings/demonstrations on account executive’s calendar and log activities in CRM. Meet or exceed targets & key performance indicators (KPIs) as determined by the business. Ability to assist others with viable techniques to drive overall team performance. Other duties may be requested in accordance with business need. Required Experience/Skills A strong passion

For over 20 years, Smartsheet has empowered teams to manage work seamlessly and scale solutions smarter. Now, in our most ambitious chapter yet, we are uniting human teams with AI agents. By orchestrating the work agents do best, automating manual tasks and uncovering insights at scale, we create the space for people to focus on what truly matters: judgment, creativity, and big thinking. That is magic at work, and it’s what we show up for every day. Smartsheet is seeking an experienced sales leader to lead a team of Account Executives as a Regional Director: Federal, Aerospace & Defense, and FSI’s. The ideal candidate will have a history of building and leading teams to over-perform in quota attainment, close transformational transactions, and align strategically with Federal Civilian & DOD Agencies, Aerospace & Defense, as well as FSI accounts. This role is based in the Washington D.C. area and part of the Public Sector Enterprise Sales Leadership team. You Will: Build and lead a Sales team to exceed quarterly and annual sales quotas Effectively predict and deliver sales results through accurate monthly, quarterly, and annual sales forecasting Serve as player/coach in the execution of a complex, solution­-based sales process encompassing multiple groups within the Federal market and assigned list of A&D and FSI accounts Play a leadership role in developing new business opportunities by coaching Account Executives to build and execute account-focused strategies Drive Smartsheet senior executive engagement in target accounts Successfully execute across all disciplines of sales management, including Account/Opportunity/Relationship planning and sales methodology execution Partner with Sales Engineering, Consulting, Customer Success and Marketing management to identify and close software and professional services solutions. Proactively identify and address issues that will increase growth velocity in the assigned sales region Oth

At Lyft, our purpose is to serve and connect. We aim to achieve this by cultivating a work environment where all team members belong and have the opportunity to thrive. This role combines political campaign and project management leadership with political giving strategy and PAC management. You will serve as both a political strategist and operational manager, representing policy goals to internal and external stakeholders while supporting Lyft's comprehensive political engagement infrastructure. To support our Federal, State & Local Policy teams, you will lead the development and implementation of political campaigns—including legislative advocacy and state ballot initiatives; while simultaneously driving our political giving strategy and managing all PAC operations in support of the company's policy mission. Reporting to the Director of Campaigns, this role serves as an essential support function for the broader Policy team. Responsibilities: Strategic Campaign Development & Management In partnership with our Director of Campaigns, design and implement strategic campaigns leveraging tactics such as rider and driver activation and engagement; earned, owned, and paid media; and leveraging, creating, and supporting coalitions and third party partners. Develop campaign plans with clear goals, timelines, budgets, and messaging. Lead cross-functional collaboration across Policy, Communications, Legal, Product, Marketing teams and other internal partners. Represent Lyft on industry policy coalitions, building third-party support as needed. Oversee campaign execution, ensuring adherence to timelines and budgets. Act as a thought leader on political strategies, messaging, and tactics across the company. Political Giving Strategy & PAC Operations Own and drive Lyft's short-term and long-term political contribution strategy in partnership with the Chief Policy Officer and Policy Leadership Team, ensuring alignment with business prior