Staff Machine Learning Engineer (Active Secret Clearance)
Striveworks · Remote or Austin, Texas
Posted about 2 months ago · $210,000–$260,000
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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 Staff Machine Learning Engineer at Striveworks, you will design, build, and deliver AI systems that monitor performance and manage drift in real-world applications. This role involves collaborating with customers and engineers to solve complex problems and requires you to lead cross-functional teams while ensuring effective communication of technical topics. You will also engage in fieldwork to gather direct customer input to inform future developments.
- 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
- Advanced degree in data science, machine learning, computer science, or a related discipline
- 10+ years of relevant experience
- Proven ability to lead, manage, and mentor cross-functional engineering teams
- Demonstrated experience defining, scoping, planning, and driving execution plans for complex, production-level technical solutions
- Strong communication skills with a track record of translating complex technical topics clearly
- Broad proficiency in programming languages common to machine learning, with excellence in Python and at least one systems programming language
Nice to have
- 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
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
- Role requires travel up to 25% of the time
- Active security clearance is mandatory
- Remote or hybrid work options available, but may involve in-field customer interactions
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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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