Junior Quality Engineer

Striveworks • Austin, TX

12d • $85,000 - $100,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

Striveworks was built to solve the problem of AI systems degrading in the real world, leading to a loss of trust. Since 2018, they have delivered trusted AI systems for real-world use cases, providing assurance for deployed models by monitoring performance, managing drift, and sustaining systems. As a Junior Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for safeguarding and improving the quality of core products. This role involves verifying software performance, documenting test results, planning and implementing new test strategies, and expanding your knowledge of the software. The ideal candidate values technical aptitude, enjoys pushing their capabilities, is passionate about software engineering, data science, and machine learning, and is comfortable following and improving defined plans while communicating results to the team.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree in computer science or another engineering or science discipline, or completion of a software development boot camp and 0–2 years of relevant professional experience
• Understanding of core programming concepts and basic proficiency in one or more programming languages
• Understanding of software testing concepts and methodology
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills
• Attention to detail
• Ability to clearly communicate technical topics in documents and conversations
• US citizenship and eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a US security clearance (Secret or above)

Nice To Haves

• Proficiency with test automation tools such as Selenium, Cypress, Playwright, TestRail, React Testing Library, Postman, or similar
• Exposure to or proficiency with modern software engineering tools and processes (Agile, version control, issue tracking, CI/CD, etc.)
• Proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, or Golang
• Experience using SQL and working with relational databases such as PostgreSQL
• Experience with containerization tools such as Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes (K8s)
• Exposure to concepts in machine learning and data science, and/or machine learning libraries like TensorFlow, PyTorch, sklearn, or similar
• Experience delivering technology solutions in secure government environments
• Active Secret (or above) US security clearance

Responsibilities

• Verify that software is performing as designed
• Document test results and implications
• Plan and implement new test strategies
• Grow in your knowledge of our software

Benefits

• 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
• Equity grants
• Cash bonuses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level