Senior Software Engineer (Active TS/SCI Clearance)
Striveworks · Northern Virginia, Virginia, United States
Posted about 2 months ago · $185,000 to $230,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 51 days Striveworks's roles stay open a median of 52 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 96% of Striveworks's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Striveworks
- high 18 stale, 0 reposted of 23 open
- Hiring momentum
- 26 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-24
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Striveworks's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Striveworks.
About this role
As a Senior Software Engineer at Striveworks, you will contribute to the development of trusted AI systems that operate in real-world scenarios. Your role will involve writing quality code primarily in Go and Python, optimizing and deploying AI models, and engaging in cross-functional design discussions. You will also lead the software development life cycle and mentor junior engineers while working in a collaborative and respectful environment.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 1/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Striveworks as an employer.
What you need
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or 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
Nice to have
- Understanding of synchronous/asynchronous programming and concurrency
- Comfort with integrating deep learning libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
- Experience designing RESTful, gRPC, and/or GraphQL APIs
- Understanding of networked and distributed computing
- Knowledge of messaging systems (e.g., NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
What you get
- 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
Worth weighing
- Active TS/SCI clearance required, which may limit candidate pool
- Hybrid work model with on-site requirements at customer locations
- Up to 10% travel involved
- Compensation range provided, but no specific salary mentioned for experience level
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Listed by Striveworks on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-24. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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