Senior Cleared Software Engineer — AI Gov Tech (TS/SCI)

Kaizen Labs; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & life benefits

One Medical membership

Fertility and family-building support

401(k) with company match

Parental leave 16 weeks

Unlimited PTO

Job summary

Kaizen Labs in New York City or DC seeks a senior engineer to shape AI-native features across a government-scale platform. In this hybrid role you will define technical direction, mentor teammates, and translate real-world federal requirements into clean, shippable software that millions rely on.

You will work with Palantir Foundry, AIP, and Maven Smart System, build end-to-end features, ensure reliability, and collaborate closely with federal agency stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional engineering experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and ship full-stack features end-to-end.
• Build and integrate against the Palantir stack.
• Develop AI-powered product surfaces.
• Set technical direction and raise code quality.
• Engage with federal agency stakeholders; translate requirements.
• Own platform reliability at government scale.
• Mentor early-career engineers.

Skills

React & Next.js

Node.js & TypeScript

Mentoring

Ambiguity handling

Engineering experience

Tools

Palantir Foundry

AIP

Maven Smart System

AWS

GitHub Actions

Job description

Kaizen Labs in New York City or DC seeks a senior engineer to shape AI-native features across a government-scale platform. In this hybrid role you will define technical direction, mentor teammates, and translate real-world federal requirements into clean, shippable software that millions rely on.

You will work with Palantir Foundry, AIP, and Maven Smart System, build end-to-end features, ensure reliability, and collaborate closely with federal agency stakeholders to deliver impactful solutions.