Senior Software Engineer (Secret Clearance Eligible)

“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 i...

Striveworks was built to solve that problem.

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A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or similar experience
6–8 years of hands-on development experience
Excellence in Go, C++ (17 or higher), Java (11 or higher), C# (9 or higher), or Rust
Proficiency in Python
Experience with DevOps technologies: CI/CD tools, Git, Docker, Kubernetes
Proven experience with cloud architecture: commercial cloud, OpenStack
Experience in the design and development of performant, scalable services
Familiarity with database design and architecture: relational and non-relational
Ability to work cross-functionally and participate in or lead design discussions
Ability to independently lead the software development life cycle, from collaborating with product teams on requirements to executing technical design, implementation, and deployment
Experience in knowledge sharing, mentoring, and coaching (i.e., onboarding, code reviews, leading junior engineers)
Strong understanding of software development principles, such as object-oriented programming, design patterns, documentation, and agile methodologies
US citizenship with eligibility and willingness to obtain a Secret US security clearance

The following isn’t required, but we’d love to see it:
Expertise in synchronous/asynchronous programming and concurrency
Comfort with integrating deep learning libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
Experience designing RESTful, gRPC, and/or GraphQL APIs
Expertise in networked and distributed computing
Experience with messaging systems (e.g., NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
Experience with workflow automation
Active Secret (or above) US security clearance

This position offers a fully remote work environment, or you can work hybrid/on site at our office in northwest Austin, TX. You will be expected to travel about 10% of the time.