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Software Engineer - New Grad

Scale AI

Joins the Global Public Sector team building custom AI applications and training data for national language models. Suits new graduates who like shipping customer-facing products quickly and working directly with users.

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Where

London, UK

On-site
Experience

No experience needed

Pay

Pay not stated

Type

Full-time

Posted 14 Sept 2026

What they ask for

PythonReactLLMsData Pipelines

How Scale AI hires

  1. 1

    Recruiter call

    Recruiter screen · 30 min · Candidate reported

    Background, motivation and comfort with a fast paced environment.

  2. 2

    Timed coding assessment

    Online test · Candidate reported

    A HackerRank test with algorithm problems, sometimes sent soon after applying.

  3. 3

    Hiring manager screen

    Hiring manager · Candidate reported

    A mix of questions on your technical experience and your interest in AI infrastructure.

  4. 4

    Virtual onsite

    Panel interview · Candidate reported

    Several back to back rounds covering coding, applied engineering, debugging, system design and a behavioural round on company values.

What comes up

Speed of implementationDebugging an unfamiliar codebaseOwnership and urgency
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Provides data labelling, evaluation and AI application services for companies and governments building AI systems.

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