Junior Software Engineer

Striveworks

• $100K — $130K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field, or completion of a software development boot camp with 0-2 years of experience
  • Strong programming fundamentals and proficiency in Python, Go, or another general-purpose language
  • Knowledge of CI/CD tools, Git, and exposure to Docker or Kubernetes
  • Familiarity with database design and architecture, both relational and non-relational
  • Understanding of cloud architecture concepts
  • Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn
  • US citizenship and eligibility for a US security clearance (Secret or above)

Responsibilities

  • Contribute to the development of AI systems that monitor performance and manage drift
  • Write quality software with a focus on user-centric design
  • Engage in cloud-neutral development practices
  • Implement hexagonal, event-driven, microservices architecture
  • Optimize, deploy, and refine AI models and algorithms
  • Collaborate with an experienced engineering team to solve meaningful problems
  • Take ownership of collective results and contribute to a respectful work environment

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Voluntary life, long-term disability, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
  • HSA and FSA plans, including dependent care FSA
  • 401(k) plan
  • Unlimited PTO
  • Paid parental leave
Full Job Description
What you'll build

Since 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 Junior Software Engineer, you will be a core contributor to the direction of the company. We're looking for engineers with a product mindset who are eager to write quality software, solve meaningful problems, and grow their technical skills within an experienced engineering team. We're looking for people who are excited about our central development themes:
  • Everything as Code
  • Cloud-neutral development
  • User-centric design
  • Hexagonal, event-driven, microservices architecture
  • Optimizing, deploying, and refining AI models and algorithms
What it's like here

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.
What we're looking for
  • A bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field, or completion of a software development boot camp and 0-2 years of relevant professional experience
  • Strong programming fundamentals and proficiency in Python, Go, or another general-purpose programming language
  • Knowledge of standard tooling: CI/CD tools, Git, and exposure to Docker or Kubernetes
  • Familiarity of database design and architecture: relational and non-relational
  • Familiarity with cloud architecture concepts
  • Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and an eagerness to learn
  • US citizenship and eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a US security clearance (Secret or above)

The following isn't required, but we'd love to see it:
  • Demonstrated software development through personal, academic, or open source projects
  • Experience with Go and/or Python beyond coursework or introductory projects
  • Familiarity with synchronous/asynchronous programming and concurrency
  • Comfort with integrating deep learning libraries (e.g., PyTorch, TensorFlow)
  • Experience designing or consuming RESTful, gRPC, and/or GraphQL APIs
  • Understanding of networked and distributed computing
  • Knowledge of messaging systems (e.g., NATS, Kafka, RabbitMQ)
  • Experience using SQL and working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
  • Experience with workflow automation
  • Active Secret (or above) US security clearance

This position offers a hybrid/on-site work environment at our office in Austin, TX.
Compensation

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $100,000-$130,000/year. Striveworks' total compensation package includes a competitive base salary, equity grants, and cash bonuses.
Benefits include:
  • 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

Ready to build systems that work for a mission that matters? Let's talk.

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