Junior Machine Learning Engineer

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Junior Machine Learning Engineer
Austin, Texas, United States
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“In 36 months, agentic AI systems will be an operating reality across major institutions. We intend to be central to it.” — Dr. Jim Rebesco, Cofounder and CEO, Striveworks
The government’s demand for AI is growing far faster than the systems required to support it. Fewer than 15% of federal AI programs have reached sustained production, despite billions of dollars invested. The models perform in testing, but they degrade in the real world. And when performance drops, trust goes with it.
Striveworks was built to solve that problem.
What you’ll build
Since 2018, we have delivered the most trusted AI systems operating in real-world use cases—providing a layer of assurance underneath hundreds of deployed models that monitors performance, manages drift, and sustains systems long after they leave the lab.
As a Junior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be a core contributor to both customer-driven projects and the enduring products of the company. Working alongside data scientists, software engineers, and DevOps engineers, you’ll develop AI capabilities, custom analytics, and mission-critical solutions applied to image, video, text, geospatial, time series, structured, and other data. You will orchestrate complex data engineering pipelines in agentic and traditional architectures. Your work will inform the future of Chariot, our proprietary AI operations platform, and your impact will be felt across mission-critical deployments and direct customer contact.
What it’s like here
We lead with trust, treat each other with respect, and use candor consistently, kindly, and constructively. We care deeply about our work, and we find genuine satisfaction in doing it well. Above all, we take ownership—because we feel the weight of collective results personally. We are looking for people who share these values and are eager to put them into practice.
What we’re looking for
A BS degree in computer science, machine learning, or a related discipline and 0–2 years of relevant experience
Strong proficiency in Python including experience with libraries and frameworks like PyTorch, TensorFlow, and/or scikit-learn
Strong software engineering fundamentals and experience with at least one systems programming language
Exposure to the development and use of machine learning models, through either coursework or practical experience
Familiarity with modern software engineering tools and processes
US citizenship and eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a US security clearance (Secret or above)
The following isn’t required, but we’d love to see it:
Demonstrated software development through personal, academic, or open source projects
Advanced degree in computer science, data science, machine learning, or a related discipline
Excellence in Python and deep knowledge of machine learning libraries
Experience performing exploratory data analysis on structured and unstructured data
Experience with agentic workflows, LLM evaluation, testing, observability, or guardrails
Familiarity with vector databases, embeddings, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), or other modern AI application patterns
Knowledge of relevant architectures and design patterns for client-server systems
Experience implementing and deploying software in containerized or cloud environments, using tools such as Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes (K8s)
Experience working with asynchronous programming, concurrency, or event-driven architectures
Active Secret (or above) US security clearance
This position offers a hybrid/on-site work environment at our office in Austin, TX. You will be expected to travel up to 25% of the time.
Compensation
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $100,000–$130,000/year. Striveworks’ total compensation package includes a competitive base salary, equity grants, and cash bonuses.
Benefits include:
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
Ready to build systems that work for a mission that matters? Let’s talk.
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 People Operations at hr@striveworks.us.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify their 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.
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