Striveworks

HQ
Austin
Total Offices: 2
83 Total Employees
43 Product + Tech Employees
Year Founded: 2018

What's It Like to Work at Striveworks?

Updated on September 28, 2026

Striveworks Employee Reviews

Collaboration at Strive is dynamic and productive because everyone feels a sense of ownership. It's a healthy combination of impromptu and coordinated, and it almost always involves people from multiple teams. As an example, the DS team happily explains ML papers to the company at lunch and SWEs gladly walk Data Scientists through tasks.

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George, Data Scientist
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What People Are Saying About Striveworks

  • Mission & Purpose: Work centers on mission-critical AI/ML for defense and national security, with software deployed in real-world, high-stakes environments. This emphasis on operational impact over prototypes contributes to a strong sense of purpose.
  • Autonomy: Teams operate with low micromanagement and early ownership, using small cross-functional squads that trust individuals to drive outcomes. Practices like pair programming and open collaboration reinforce individual agency and decision-making.
  • Career Growth: A scale-up environment offers rapid scope expansion, early responsibility, and promotion-from-within tendencies. Continuous learning rhythms such as lunch-and-learns and paper discussions help accelerate development across engineering and ML.

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Striveworks's Benefits

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Engineering team utilizes pair programming

Implements team-based strategic planning

Open office floor plan to encourage communication and collaboration

Uses an OKR operational model to clearly define goals and priorities

Utilizes an open door policy that encourages accessibility

Utilizes a hybrid work model