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Software Development San Francisco, California Watching 4,000 employees Updated as of Jul 18
The read

Scale AI absorbed a net +56 over 90 days, driven overwhelmingly by engineering (48 joins) and operations (36), with five hires from Amazon Web Services and three from Meta anchoring the intake. The company lost four VP-level heads — including ML Data Operations (to Deccan AI), AI Security Research (to Advanced AI Society), and Enablement (to Cobalt) — suggesting selective leadership turnover even as the bench deepens. New senior roles (a Single-Threaded Owner for Gen AI, a Head of Deployment Strategy, directors in applied intelligence and strategic finance) point to scaling go-to-market and embedding generative AI capabilities.

+0.8% of staff
Net headcount · 90d
+56
mostly Engineering
New hires · 90d
78
vs 78 hires
Departures · 90d
22
quiet
Leadership moves · 90d
0

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Hiring paceCooling

New hires per month, last 12 months. 94 total hires.

0 joined
Aug 2025
0 joined
Sep 2025
0 joined
Oct 2025
0 joined
Nov 2025
0 joined
Dec 2025
0 joined
Jan 2026
0 joined
Feb 2026
7 joined
Mar 2026
9 joined
Apr 2026
67 joined
May 2026
11 joined
Jun 2026
0 joined
Jul 2026
12 months agoLast month

Notable moves

Hires, exits and promotions over the last 90 days — by role and function.

  • 38 people joined Engineering Aggregate
  • 18 people joined Aggregate
  • 7 people left Aggregate
  • 5 people joined Aggregate
  • 4 people left Aggregate
  • 4 people left Aggregate

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Where they're growing

Net change by function, last 90 days.

Engineering +31
+14
+4
+3
+2

Flight risk watch

Elevated cluster of senior exit signals.

Talent flow

Which companies Scale AI hires from — and loses people to — over the last 90 days.

Recruiting from

Amazon Web Services (AWS)+5
Meta+3
Amazon+2
C3 AI+2
DoorDash+2
IBM+2

Departing to

Andreessen Horowitz−2
Accenture Federal Services−1
Advanced AI Society−1
Anthropic−1
Centro de e-Learning UTN FRBA−1
Cobalt−1

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