Responsibilities

This is not a ticket-grinder role. You're not here to implement Figma specs, collect your JIRA points, and wait for the next sprint planning. You're here to move fast, make real calls, and ship things that matter. You'll be one of a small number of engineers working directly on the highest-leverage features on our platform: intelligent intake flows, AI-powered case routing, constituent-facing portals that replace decade-old government interfaces. At the senior level, you'll also set technical direction, mentor teammates, and drive decisions that stick.
You'll pair with design leadership that cares deeply about craft and won't let you ship something half-baked. You'll engage directly with federal agency stakeholders. You'll translate what government users actually need into a product that delivers it.
And you'll be expected to use AI tooling not as a party trick, but as a force multiplier. Cursor, Claude, Copilot: these should already be embedded in how you think and work. The engineers we're hiring here move 3 to 5x faster because of how deeply they've internalized these tools. That's the bar.
This is a hybrid role based out of our New York or DC office. Candidates must reside or be able to commute to New York City or DC to work out of our office at least four times a week (Monday to Thursday).
We’re unable to sponsor visas for this role.
Full-stack features from zero to shipped: scoping, architecture, build, iteration
AI-powered product surfaces: intelligent intake flows, real-time constituent assistants, automated case routing, agency operator dashboards
Direct engagement with federal agency stakeholders, translating messy real-world requirements into clean, shippable product
Platform reliability and performance at government scale: real users, real SLAs, no hiding
Technical direction and the bar on code quality: your decisions become the patterns the rest of the team builds on
Mentorship of earlier-career engineers through code review, pairing, and direct technical feedback
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Senior Software Engineer at Kaizen Labs · LumiJobs

Senior Software Engineer

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