Senior Machine Learning Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)

“In 36 months, agentic AI systems will be an operating reality across major institutions. We intend to be central to it.”

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.

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.

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 Senior Machine Learning Engineer, you will be a core contributor to both customer-driven projects and the enduring products of the company. Working directly with customers, data scientists, software engineers, and DevOps engineers, you’ll define requirements and orchestrate complex data engineering pipelines. You’ll also develop machine learning models and custom analytics applied to image, video, text, geospatial, time series, and structured data. Your work informs the future of Chariot, our proprietary AIOps platform. The work extends to the field, with mission-critical deployments, direct customer contact, and insights that shape what we build next.

The following isn’t required, but we’d love to see it:

You will be hybrid at customer locations in the Falls Church, Virginia area, with up to 10% travel.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $185,000–$230,000/year.

Striveworks’ total compensation package includes a competitive base salary, equity grants, and cash bonuses.

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 [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.

• 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