Kaizenlabs

Kaizenlabs

Senior Software Engineer, Product

New York, NY · Senior

Sponsorship not specifiedDetected 78 days ago
TypeScriptReactNext.jsNode.jsFull-Stack DevelopmentCode ReviewGitPostgreSQLAWSGitHub ActionsRESTDesign SystemsMentoring

About 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 it's possible.
  • You'll be one of a small number of engineers with direct influence over what gets built and how - setting technical direction, mentoring teammates, and driving decisions that stick.

Responsibilities

  • Architect and ship full-stack features end-to-end - from scoping and technical design through build, iteration, and production
  • Lead the development of AI-powered product surfaces: intelligent intake flows, real-time constituent assistants, automated case routing, agency operator dashboards
  • Set technical direction and raise the bar on code quality - your decisions become the patterns the rest of the team builds on
  • Own platform reliability and performance at government scale - real SLAs, real users, no abstraction layer between you and accountability
  • Something real you've built - a product, an open source project, a system you designed and stood behind
  • Fertility and family-building support through Carrot.

Requirements

  • AI coding tools (Cursor, Copilot, Claude) are already baked into how you work - you've shipped with them, and you move measurably faster because of it
  • Have experience with design systems and component libraries - and a clear opinion on when a component is right vs. just functional

Skills

  • Engage directly with federal agency stakeholders to translate messy real-world requirements into clean, shippable product
  • Mentor earlier-career engineers through code review, pairing, and direct technical feedback
  • 5+ years of professional engineering experience, with a track record of owning complex features and systems - not just executing on them
  • Deep fluency in React / Next.js and Node.js / TypeScript / Postgres - fast, not just functional

Benefits

  • 100% coverage across the board: medical through Oxford/United (Gold and Platinum PPO plans), dental through Guardian PPO, and vision through Beam - all fully covered for employees, with 100% coverage for dependents.
  • $100,000 in fully paid life insurance.
  • FSA and Dependent Care FSA.
  • One Medical membership, on us - same-day primary care, 24/7 virtual visits, and offices all over the city.
  • 16 weeks of fully paid parental leave for birthing parents.
  • Unlimited PTO, with a two-week minimum (we mean it when we say take time off!)
  • $50/month commuter benefit (company contribution).
  • Fully covered gym membership at Grindhouse https://grindhousemhttn.com/ - right across the street from our office at 47 W 17th St (and in Williamsburg).
  • $100/month utility stipend.
  • Up to $750 one-time home office or desk setup stipend for NYC-based employees. $500 for remote employees.
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