Senior Data Scientist

Senior Data Scientist (Active Secret Clearance)Austin, Texas, United States"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, StriveworksThe 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 BuildSince 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 Data Scientist at Striveworks, 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, and structured data. You will also implement AI-based software solutions for cloud and edge environments.What It's Like HereWe 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 ForA BS degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, or a related discipline and 6+ years of relevant experienceExpertise in machine learning, data science, and their application to image and video data, as well as experience deploying those capabilities to production environmentsExpertise in implementing and analyzing algorithms and data structuresProficiency in programming languages and libraries common to machine learning; excellence in Python is essential, as is knowledge of libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and/or scikit-learnExposure to DevOps tooling and best practices (e.g., Git, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD)Active Secret (or above) US security clearance and US citizenshipThe following isn't required, but we'd love to see it:A graduate degree in computer science, machine learning, mathematics, or a related disciplineExperience processing a variety of unstructured data types (e.g., imagery, full-motion video, text, acoustic, sonar, RF, geospatial, graphs, or telemetry signals)Experience building AI agents and agentic workflowsExperience implementing ETL pipelines, data pipelines, and/or workflow automationExperience developing solutions in a compiled programming language (e.g., Go, Rust, C++, Java, etc.)Experience building full-stack applications (back end, front end, REST) or solutions targeted for cloud infrastructure (AWS, Azure, GCP) and/or Kubernetes (K8s)Experience leading a small teamExperience delivering technology solutions in secure government environmentsYou will be hybrid/on site at our Austin, Texas, office. You will be expected to travel up to 25% of the time.CompensationThe 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.Benefits Include:Medical/dental/vision insuranceVoluntary life, long-term disability, accident, and hospital indemnity insuranceHSA and FSA (including dependent care FSA) plans401(k) planUnlimited PTOPaid parental leaveReady to build systems that work for a mission that matters? Let's talk.