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Senior Cleared Software Engineer (TS/SCI)

Kaizen · New York, NY · Remote

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About Kaizen

Automate anything on the web. Backed by a16z, Accel and NEA.

About the role

Architect and ship full-stack features end-to-end, from scoping and technical design through build, iteration, and production Build and integrate against the Palantir stack: Foundry ontologies and pipelines, AIP agents, and Maven Smart System workflows

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Government technology has failed citizens, public servants, and service members for decades.

Kaizen powers America’s application layer. We replace the legacy systems federal agencies run on with modern software, built with craft. The ticketing platform a resident uses to visit a presidential library. The marketplace DoW uses for counter-drone procurement to protect lives and critical infrastructure. The system a Veteran uses to access benefits. We build systems of record, of national consequence. Our AI-native modules and harness allow us to do so in weeks and months, not years.

This year, our revenue has grown 35x. Next year, our software will serve over 100 million Americans across dozens of federal agencies.

Founded in 2022 and based in New York City and DC, Kaizen has raised $35 million from NEA, a16z, Accel, 776, and Carpenter Capital.

This role requires an active Top Secret or TS/SCI clearance. United States citizenship is required, because it is a condition of eligibility for the clearance the role depends on.

The Role

Most government software was built for compliance, not for the people who use it. Kaizen is changing that, and the engineers who work here are the reason...

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