# Software Engineer, Cleared (TS/SCI)

Government technology has failed citizens, veterans, 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 to procure counter-drone systems 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, 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. Clearance and Eligibility 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 w

- **Id**: 968384
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/kaizenlabs-software-engineer-cleared-tssci>
- **Role**: Backend
- **Role family**: Backend
- **Seniority**: middle
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: Washington, United States, New York, United States
- **Countries**: US
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-09-16T14:08:31Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-09-16
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-08T05:57:47Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 52
- **Description format**: text
- **Description chars**: 6249
- **Description truncated**: no
- **Benefits**: Gym membership, Home office, Life insurance, Parental leave, Professional development, Unlimited PTO
- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: National Security, Digital Government

## Company

- **Id**: 16361
- **Name**: Kaizen Labs
- **Domain**: kaizenlabs.co
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/kaizenlabs>
- **Size band**: 51-200
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Ashby

## Salary

- **Min**: 180000
- **Max**: 250000
- **Currency**: USD
- **Period**: year
- **Usd annual**: 250000

## Technologies

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- **Claude** — Optional: no
- **Copilot** — Optional: no
- **Cursor** — Optional: no
- **GitHub Actions** — Optional: no
- **Next.js** — Optional: no
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- **PostgreSQL** — Optional: no
- **React.js** — Optional: no
- **TypeScript** — Optional: no
- **Vercel** — Optional: no
- **JavaScript** — Optional: yes

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 52

## Requirements

- **Experience years min**: 3
- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: yes

## Hiring locations

- **United States** — Iso: US; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-09-16T16:13:44Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 31
- **Band**: fade
- **Label**: Fading
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.679
- **P room**: 0.45
- **Age days**: 52
- **Expected fill days**: 30
- **Reasons**: conf:3, velocity, win:tail
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-08T05:47:12Z

## Pay

- **Stated usd annual**: 250000
- **Is top pay**: yes

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