Build, Deploy, and Maintain AI for an Unpredictable World Striveworks helps organizations harness the power of artificial intelligence to solve real-world national security and business challenges by serving as the command center between data, models, and business outcomes. Founded by data scientists and engineers, Striveworks set out to make the journey from deployment to ongoing optimization simple and effective. With Striveworks, organizations aren’t just deploying AI—they’re building systems that remain reliable, adaptable, and ready to scale in an unpredictable world. Mission-critical operations require models that perform where they’re deployed, scale as workloads grow, and adapt rapidly as AI capabilities advance. Striveworks meets these demands—increasing reliability and performance while lowering costs and enabling confident, data-driven decision-making in dynamic environments. The Role As a Senior Machine Learning Engineer at Striveworks, you’ll be challenged—and trusted—on day one to be a core contributor to both the customer-driven projects and the enduring products of the company. You will be a key Striveworks solutions provider to project sites and customers where Chariot, our proprietary data platform, is deployed. You will inform, envision, and help extend Striveworks’ core software products. You will work alongside data scientists, software engineers, and DevOps engineers to transform machine learning models into operational capabilities. You’re right for this opportunity if you value and possess technical expertise and enjoy pushing the boundaries of your own capabilities. You’re outcome-driven and are passionate about applying both software engineering and data science to solve real-world problems. You know that building customer-centric solutions, communicating clearly, and capturing repeatable value into productized capabilities are all important. Your day-to-day will include: Working with customers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define clear requirements that solve customers’ problems and leverage the capabilities of our AI operations platform Due to the nature of this role, candidates must have US citizenship The Wish List We’re very interested in candidates who possess the above qualifications, and we appreciate and consider the addition of: Advanced degree in data science, machine learning, computer science, or a related discipline Knowledge of relevant architectures and design patterns for client-server systems (e.g., asynchronous programming, REST, GraphQL, React, Vue, Angular) Experience implementing and deploying software into containerized or cloud environments (e.g., Docker, Kubernetes [k8s], infrastructure as code, major cloud architectures) Experience with a variety of unstructured data types (e.g., imagery, full motion video, text, acoustic, sonar, RF, telemetry signals) Experience building agentic systems, agentic workflows, or AI agents Experience defining, scoping, planning, and delivering complex technical solutions Experience leading a small team Experience delivering technology solutions in secure government environments Active Secret (or above) US security clearance The anticipated base pay range for this position is $160,000–$200,000/year. Striveworks’ total compensation package includes a competitive base salary, equity grants, and cash bonuses. The Benefits Medical/dental/vision insurance Voluntary life, long-term disability, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance HSA and FSA (including dependent care FSA) plans 401(k) plan Unlimited PTO Paid parental leave Striveworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, belief, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity or expression), national origin, social or ethnic origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors. Striveworks will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind. If you require assistance or a reasonable accommodation in the application process, please contact Operations at hr@striveworks.us . In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete an employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Striveworks is a participating employer in the E-Verify program.