Senior TS/SCI Software Engineer — AI-Driven GovTech Hybrid

Kaizen; Washington, New York (District of Columbia, NY); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental & vision coverage

401(k) with company match

Unlimited PTO

Parental leave

Job summary

Kaizen, a government tech firm, is seeking a senior engineer to shape AI-native features for a platform used by millions of Americans. The role is hybrid and based in New York or Washington, DC, with in-office days three times a week.

You will own technical direction, mentor teammates, and work with federal agency stakeholders to translate complex requirements into robust software. Proficiency in Palantir Foundry, AIP, or Maven Smart System, and strong React/Next.js with

Qualifications

• 3+ years of professional engineering experience with ownership of complex features.
• Hands-on with Palantir Foundry, AIP, or Maven Smart System.
• Fluent in React/Next.js and Node.js/TypeScript/PostgreSQL.
• Experience with AI coding tools and shipped with them.
• Proven product/system ownership and ambiguity handling.
• User-centric mindset toward government users.

Responsibilities

• Architect and ship full-stack features end-to-end.
• Build and integrate against Palantir stack: Foundry ontologies and pipelines, AIP agents, and Maven Smart System workflows.
• Lead the development of AI-powered product surfaces.
• Set technical direction and raise the bar on code quality.
• Engage with federal agency stakeholders to translate requirements into product.
• Own platform reliability and performance at government scale.
• Mentor earlier-career engineers through code review and pairing.

Skills

Full-stack engineering

Palantir Foundry

AIP

Maven Smart System

React

Next.js

Node.js

TypeScript

PostgreSQL

AI tooling

Mentoring teammates

Tools

Palantir Foundry

AIP

Maven Smart System

Job description

Kaizen, a government tech firm, is seeking a senior engineer to shape AI-native features for a platform used by millions of Americans. The role is hybrid and based in New York or Washington, DC, with in-office days three times a week.

You will own technical direction, mentor teammates, and work with federal agency stakeholders to translate complex requirements into robust software. Proficiency in Palantir Foundry, AIP, or Maven Smart System, and strong React/Next.js with