Data Scientist (Active Secret Clearance)

“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 Data Scientist, you will be a core contributor to the projects, products, and direction of the company. Working as part of a team of data scientists, machine learning engineers, software engineers, and DevOps engineers, you’ll develop and validate machine learning models and custom analytic algorithms applied to image, video, text, geospatial, time series, structured, and other data. You will design AI-based solutions, based on both agentic and traditional approaches, for cloud and edge environments. You will sense what customers need, identify evolving demands, and translate that feedback into actionable input for our product teams. The work extends to the field, with 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, mathematics, or a related discipline and 2+ years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in machine learning and data science, with demonstrated application to image data, video data, or agentic systems
• Proficiency in implementing and analyzing data structures and algorithms
• Excellence in Python and knowledge of TensorFlow, PyTorch, and/or scikit-learn
• Exposure to software development life cycle and tools
• Active Secret (or above) US security clearance and US citizenship

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

• An advanced degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, or a related discipline
• Experience deploying machine learning and data science solutions to production environments
• Exposure to DevOps and to cloud infrastructure
• Experience processing a variety of unstructured data types (e.g., image/video, text, telemetry, graphs, or other)
• Experience implementing ETL pipelines, data pipelines, and/or workflow automation
• Experience developing software in a systems programming language (e.g., Go, Rust, C++, Java, Scala, etc.)

You will be hybrid or on site at our Austin, Texas, office. This role requires travel up to 30% of the time.

Compensation

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $140,000–$165,000/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.