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# Staff Machine Learning Engineer

- **Company:** StriveWorks, Inc
- **Location:** Austin, TX, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $210,000.0 - $260,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Structures, Software Design Patterns, Python (Programming Language), Machine Learning, RabbitMQ, Software Engineering, System Programming, Cloud Platform System, Agentic-AI, Kubernetes, Information Technology, Apache Kafka
- **Published:** November 5, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/staff-machine-learning-engineer-team-lead-active-secret-clearance-striveworks-10673565

## About the Role

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., * An advanced degree in data science, machine learning (ML), computer science, or a related discipline and 10+ years of relevant experience

 * Proven ability to lead, manage, and mentor cross-functional engineering teams across office, remote, and customer environments
 * Demonstrated experience defining, scoping, planning, and driving execution plans for complex, production-level technical solutions
 * Strong communication skills and a track record of translating complex technical topics with clarity and professionalism to both internal engineering teams and external stakeholders
 * Broad proficiency in programming languages common to machine learning, with excellence in Python and at least one systems programming language
 * Proficiency in the design and delivery of algorithms, data structures, and production analytics and in the use of design patterns in cloud environments
 * Expertise in the building, training, evaluation, and/or deployment optimization of ML models
 * Proficiency with modern software engineering tools and processes
 * Active Secret (or above) US security clearance and US citizenship

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

 * Experience with K8s and horizontally scaled architectures
 * Knowledge of NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ, or similar
 * Experience building AI agents and workflows
 * Experience with complex and varied data types
 * Experience delivering technology solutions in secure government environments

You will be remote or hybrid out of our Austin, Texas, office. This role requires travel up to 25% of the time.

## Description

As a Staff Machine Learning Engineer, you will be both a core contributor and a customer-facing technical leader. You'll initiate the design, build, and delivery of systems-from data shaping and analytics to end-user delivery. Customers and engineers will bring you the hard problems. You'll turn them into working systems and see them through to execution. The work will take you into the field, where direct customer input will shape what we build next.