Engineering Manager, Customer Platform (GenAI)
Scale AI
New York, NY · $216k–$270k a year · Posted September 15, 2026
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Pay compared with the market
This listing pays about $243,000 a year. Across 425 open engineering manager listings that state pay, the middle half runs $167,000 to $275,500 and the median is $225,000. That is inside the middle half of those listings, 8% above the median.
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How AI is used in this kind of work
AI use among architectural and engineering managers is little observed so far. Measured exposure for architectural and engineering managers: 3% (little observed).
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About the job
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact.
Scale Frontier Data is the organization behind the training and evaluation data that frontier labs depend on. We build the systems, tooling, and expert workflows that turn hard human expertise into signals that models can learn from, across reasoning, coding, agentic tool use, and domain expertise.
About our Customer Platform team:
Our Customer Platform Team plays a pivotal role in integrating our platform with external systems and ensuring seamless, reliable connectivity for both internal users and customers. As the leader of this team, you’ll drive the strategy, architecture, and development of our connectivity solutions, focusing on API integration, distributed systems, and a robust data platform. Your role will be crucial in maintaining and enhancing our platform’s ability to meet the needs of both our internal and external stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
Own large areas within our product
Comfortable working cross functionally, whether that be internal or external customers
Build features end-to-end: front-end, back-end, system design, debugging and testing
Deliver experiments at a high velocity and level of quality to engage our customers
Work across the entire product lifecycle from conceptualization through production
Influence the culture, values, and processes of a growing engineering team
Inspire and mentor less experienced engineers
Collaborating with cross-functional teams to define, design, and ship new product features and experiences.
Requirements:
At least 7-10 years of relevant experience is preferred
Track record of shipping high-quality products and features at scale
Desire to work in a very fast-paced environment
Ability to turn business and product ideas into engineering solutions
Excellent problem-solving skills, and be able to work independently or as part of a team.
Excited to join a dynamic, hybrid team in either San Francisco or New York City
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: 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 posting's 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: $216,000 — $270,000 USD
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About Us:
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's 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, Ernst & Young, 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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