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There are no exceptions.\nWho We Are:\nOur mission at Hazel is simple and powerful. We use AI to help U.S. government purchasing teams buy at the speed of need with unparalleled efficiency and cost-effectiveness. It is a $2.7T problem every single year, and Hazel is at the forefront with Federal and State, Local, and Education (SLED) agencies.\nHazel has identified a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to solve this by deploying cutting-edge AI to the public sector and unlocking the full potential of our nation. We empower our partners to move with expediency against the most pressing challenges of this century. Hazel builds AI for the public interest.\nWhat We Are Building:\nHazel is transforming government procurement: how government agencies purchase goods and services from commercial vendors. You’ll work directly with our federal partners in deploying our AI-forward bid evaluations solution, helping them assess vendors more accurately, reliably, and quickly. With the federal government under increasing pressure to accelerate acquisitions, our tools give them a real edge.\nOur full COTS platform supports the entire procurement lifecycle from need identification through award management, and our other partners include state & local governments, schools, and special authorities.\nAbout the Role:\nAs a Hazel full stack engineer, you will be at the helm of architecting and building Hazel’s platform. You will work closely with Hazel’s customers to identify pain points to prioritize the most impactful features. You will build new features every week and be faced with many challenging technical problems. Most importantly, you join the tip of the spear in delivering effective and secure AI for the public sector.\nThis specific role is for deploying and scaling Hazel's cutting-edge AI for our largest contract with one of the most important U.S. government agencies. You will bring it into production by owning the customization, security accreditation, and deployment of Hazel in a unique operational environment.\nWhat You’ll Do Day-to-Day:\nDefine, iterate, and execute on projects contributing to Hazel’s product roadmap \nIdentify areas for process and technical improvements, and take the initiative to enhance engineering processes and structures in classified environments \nCollaborate with colleagues, customers, and partners to understand key tactical and strategic priorities and deliver innovative, impactful solutions \nTake ownership of projects, ensuring they meet rigorous standards of quality, performance, and security accreditation for a classified deployment \nWork onsite in Washington D.C. to deploy Hazel onto classified networks\nWhat We’re Looking For:\nProven experience as a full stack engineer or similar role\nExperience with our tech stack, which includes:Python\nTypeScript\nReact\nPostgreSQL\nAuthN/AuthZ, including SAML and OIDC single sign-on with customer IdPs\nDocker\nAWS and IaC (CDK)\nCI/CD (GitHub Actions)\nBuilding LLM features into production workflows\n\nExperience building complex, workflow-heavy applications\nAdeptness with using AI Coding Tools (e.g. Cursor/Claude Code)\nWillingness to spend 25% of time onsite with customers (all travel is covered)\nExcitement about bringing innovation to the public sector\nContinuous drive towards learning and personal development\nNice to Have Experience:\nHas worked at a startup or startup-like environment\nTS/SCI with FSPWe will sponsor new clearances\n\nExperience working in air-gapped or classified environments, including shipping software into infrastructure the customer controls\nSecurity accreditation (e.g., IL-6, ICD-503)\nAWS Solutions Architect or similar\nBuilding or contributing to “from scratch” applications that had many users\nMapping business priorities to technical priorities and vice versa\nWorking with or adjacent to the public sector\nAccessibility work to Section 508 or WCAG 2.1 AA\nPDF and document processing, including scanned documents\nFederal acquisition or source selection\nCompensation:\n$150K - $200K USD | 0.25% - 0.5% Company Equity\nGenerous health & 401(k) benefits \nRelocation Assistance \nUnlimited PTO\nWhy Join Hazel:\nThis is Hazel’s first engagement in a new customer portfolio. We are one of the very first startups to ever win work with this customer. You will lead this product deployment. If you are interested in a career in national security, we will sponsor your Top Secret clearance for this role.\nAs a Hazel engineer, you’ll architect and deploy secure, scalable systems that bring AI to government procurement. You’ll own features end-to-end, from backend services and data pipelines to model integration and front-end delivery, helping our partners move faster and smarter. Hazel combines startup speed with the mission focus of public service.\nYou’ll work side-by-side with inquisitive and driven founders as well as a world-class and dynamic founding engineering team. Hazel continuously promotes learning and provides numerous resources from our founders, other startups, and VCs - as well as frontline exposure to customer executives and multiple engineering skillsets.\nHazel is a mission-driven organization founded by engineers and built around delivering world-class innovation to our government partners. We strive for excellence, deliver impact, and have fun doing it.\nHow You Fit Us:\nYou care about mission. Hazel partners with agencies supporting everything from public school teachers in the classroom to warfighters in the field. We believe in products which change America for the better.\nYou want a startup that is structured without being rigid, quality-obsessed without being slow, and product-led without losing the vision. You take ownership: shaping the roadmap, talking to customers, and wearing many hats. We build exceptional generalists.\nYou solve problems. There’s no more time to opine on strategy and policy when our nation faces existential challenges, today. We are workhorses, not showhorses.\nYou are always learning. Nobody has all the answers, and the world is ever-evolving, so we must be adaptive. We bring the best practices available from all domains to meet the challenge.\nYou believe in team. Our team grows together, supports one another, and elevates our shared successes. We are more effective together.\nDisclosures:\nHazel is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status, age, or any other federally protected class.\nHazel’s name is inspired by Hazel Ying Lee, one of the first Chinese-American women to serve in the U.S. military as a member of the Women Airforce Service Pilots in World War II. 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