Strike · 20 hours ago
Staff AI Engineer (Systems)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Lead/Staff
$216K/yr - $232K/yrStrike is a Bitcoin company that aims to build a better financial system powered by Bitcoin. They are seeking a Staff AI Engineer (Systems) to join their Core Team, responsible for building secure systems that integrate AI capabilities into their infrastructure and enhance engineering workflows.
BitcoinMobile AppsMobile PaymentsPayments
Responsibilities
Build the Connected Ecosystem: We have already operationalized tools like Copilot Agents, Gemini, Claude, Agentic CLIs, n8n workflows, and local agent runtimes. Your job is to build the unified, secure layer that connects these tools to our core platforms (e.g., building internal MCP servers)
Create IDE Agents: Help us fine-tune and deploy IDE agents that accelerate coding for the entire engineering organization
Develop Agentic Workflows: Create orchestration layers and secure runtime environments for LLM tool-use
Bridge Information Silos: Build out the enterprise knowledge base to connect disparate data sources for agentic reasoning
Define Tiered Autonomy: You will design the security patterns for different levels of agent independence - from "Advisory" (read-only) to "Autonomous" (action-taking). You will implement the "Verifiable State" and "Revert" mechanisms that make Tier 3 autonomy safe
Secure the Frontier: Design the auth patterns for agentic access. You will solve hard problems around authentication, authorization, and "human-in-the-loop" safeguards, ensuring we move fast without breaking our "Zero Trust" principles
Pragmatic Building: You will be the voice of reason. You know when to use an LLM, and when to just write a script. You will help teams identify "Units of Toil" and target them with the right level of abstraction
Force Multiply the Team: Embed with teams to unblock their workflows. You will serve as the expert on frontier tools, helping engineers and the broader team optimize their setups and adopt "AI Native" workflows
Qualification
Required
Full Stack Systems DNA: You are a polyglot engineer. You understand the entire stack - from frontend interfaces to backend distributed systems and cloud infrastructure
Frontier AI Proficiency: You are fluent in the current landscape of AI engineering. You have built implementations using patterns like MCP, RAG, function-calling, and evals. You understand techniques like AI as a Judge, Agent Self-Improvement, and how to balance deterministic systems with non-deterministic outputs
Security-First Mindset: You understand the risks of deploying LLMs in a production environment. You are familiar with concepts like Shift-Left security, least-privilege access, and robust secrets management
Organizational Influence: You have excellent communication, collaboration, and influencing skills. You can explain complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders and drive consensus on architectural decisions
Benefits
Equity in a high-growth startup
Health, dental, and vision insurance premium contributions; short & long-term disability insurance and basic life insurance
Cell phone and internet reimbursement
Flexible PTO, sick leave & parental leave
Access to a company 401k plan
Company
Strike
Strike makes Bitcoin useful for everyone. You can buy and sell bitcoin, pay bills, and borrow against your holdings.
Founded in 2020
51-200 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$80MKey Investors
Ten31
2022-08-27Series B· $80M
2021-03-10Series A
Leadership Team
Nadia Asoyan
Chief Financial Officer
Dylan Lieteau
Chief Strategy Officer (CSO)
Recent News
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