Staff ML Engineer & Team Lead — Secret Clearance (Remote)

Striveworks; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 230,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/dental/vision insurance

Voluntary life, long-term disability,

Hospital indemnity insurance

HSA and FSA plans

401(k) plan

Unlimited PTO

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Striveworks is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead and contribute on high-impact AI systems. You will design, build, and deliver production-grade ML solutions while guiding customers and engineers through complex problems.

You will work remote or in our Austin office, travel up to 25%, and play a pivotal role in advancing mission-focused capabilities with a strong emphasis on trust and collaboration.

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in data science, ML, CS, or related field with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Ability to lead, manage, and mentor cross-functional teams across office, remote, and customer environments.
• Proven track record delivering production-level ML solutions and driving execution.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end ML system design, build, and delivery.
• Collaborate with customers and engineers to solve hard problems.
• Provide technical leadership across remote and on-site teams.

Skills

Team leadership

Mentoring

Production planning

Python

Systems programming

Cloud analytics

Algorithm design

Communication

Design patterns

ML model deployment

Kubernetes

Education

Advanced degree in data science / ML / CS

Tools

Kubernetes

Kafka

RabbitMQ

NATS

Job description

Striveworks is seeking a Staff Machine Learning Engineer to lead and contribute on high-impact AI systems. You will design, build, and deliver production-grade ML solutions while guiding customers and engineers through complex problems.

You will work remote or in our Austin office, travel up to 25%, and play a pivotal role in advancing mission-focused capabilities with a strong emphasis on trust and collaboration.