scaleai

Research Scientist, Agent Robustness

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At a Glance

Location
San Francisco, CA; New York, NY
Posted
2026-03-20T14:48:59-04:00

Key Requirements

Domain Knowledge

  • Education
  • Government

Requirements

Hands-on experience with agent evaluation frameworks such as SWE-bench, WebArena, OSWorld, Inspect, or similar tools.

Experience with red-teaming, prompt injection, or adversarial testing of AI systems.

Our research interviews are crafted to assess candidates' skills in practical ML prototyping and debugging, their grasp of research concepts, and their alignment with our organizational culture.

We will not ask any LeetCode-style questions.

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.

Compensation & Benefits

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About the Company

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, 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.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at accommodations@scale.com. Please see the United States Department of Labor's

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