Process
HR reached out for this role. Before the interview, they already told it would be OOD format. The interview experience was okay. The questions weren't hard. It was a great time talking with the recruiter, though.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Scale AI Software Developer role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Scale AI's interview process for their Software Developer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive0%
Neutral33%
Negative67%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Scale AI's Software Developer interview process in United States.
Scale AI Work Experiences
4.0
Good experience, intense culture
QA Manager • Former Employee
San Francisco, CA
June 1, 2025
Pros: Great experience. Teams that are very biased towards action.
Cons: Culture at the time was extremely intense, with not a lot of internal ladders or clear promotional criteria.
5.0
It was great to work with them
Software Engineer • Former Employee
August 13, 2022
Pros: The work environment is chill, and you meet new and nice people and just gain knowledge.
Cons: They could do the management of work a little better.
4.0
High-intensity, high growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, NY
July 4, 2025
Pros: - Lots of ownership opportunities
- Working on the frontier and exposure to the top AI companies and researchers
- Very smart and motivated coworkers
Cons: - Very bad WLB (50-60 hour weeks, sometimes 80-100) that is improving
- Operations at its core, not working on building AI models but rather the datasets
- 4.0Good experience, intense cultureQA Manager • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, CAJune 1, 2025Pros: Great experience. Teams that are very biased towards action.Cons: Culture at the time was extremely intense, with not a lot of internal ladders or clear promotional criteria.
- 5.0It was great to work with themSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeAugust 13, 2022Pros: The work environment is chill, and you meet new and nice people and just gain knowledge.Cons: They could do the management of work a little better.
- 4.0High-intensity, high growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, NYJuly 4, 2025Pros: - Lots of ownership opportunities - Working on the frontier and exposure to the top AI companies and researchers - Very smart and motivated coworkersCons: - Very bad WLB (50-60 hour weeks, sometimes 80-100) that is improving - Operations at its core, not working on building AI models but rather the datasets
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