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

13 days ago
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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

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