Junior Software Engineer at Striveworks

Department: SoftwareEducation: education_optional

Compensation · Listed in posting

$100,000 – $130,000/yr

Setup: Hybrid
Location: Austin, Texas
Type: Full-time
Level: entry
Posted: Sep 23, 2026

Description

Striveworks is hiring a Junior Software Engineer to contribute to the direction of the company and build quality software for AI systems that monitor performance, manage drift, and sustain deployed models. The role focuses on product-oriented development, cloud-neutral architecture, microservices, AI model optimization, and deployment. Candidates need a bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or a software development boot camp with 0–2 years of relevant professional experience, along with programming, database, cloud, and security-clearance qualifications. The position is hybrid or on-site in Austin, Texas, with a base salary of $100,000–$130,000 per year.

Required Skills

Python
Go
CI/CD
Git
Docker
Kubernetes
Database design
Cloud architecture
REST APIs
PyTorch
Kafka

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field, or completion of a software development boot camp
Required Previous Experiences: 0–2 years of relevant professional experience
Preferred Qualifications: Software development through personal, academic, or open source projects
Experience with Go and/or Python beyond coursework or introductory projects
Synchronous/asynchronous programming and concurrency
Deep learning library integration
RESTful, gRPC, and GraphQL API design and consumption
Networked and distributed computing
Messaging systems
SQL and relational databases
Workflow automation
Active Secret or above US security clearance