Kaizen
Government technology
ChiefTechnologyOfficer
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“Chief Technology Officer at Kaizen. Skills: Platform, Delivery, AI-native development. Command the Platform and Delivery organizations. Own the Kaizen 2.0 architecture”
Industry & Context.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Deep federal technology experience, architectural credibility, track record of running parallel technical workstreams, Native fluency with AI-native development, Experience leading both product engineering and delivery engineering
Nice to Have
built or contributed to an internal AI tooling layer, direct experience navigating FedRAMP authorization processes or DoD IL4/IL5 environments, led a technical organization through a platform re-architecture
What You'll Do.
Command the Platform and Delivery organizations
Own the Kaizen 2.0 architecture
Lead the Blacksmith initiative
Define and enforce the Platform–Delivery interface
Drive federal technical strategy
Full Job Description
WHO ARE WE? Government technology has failed the public for decades, and Americans have been conditioned to expect websites from the 90s for essential public services. Kaizen exists to strengthen trust in American public services by building technology that residents and public servants are proud to use. We partner with local, state, and federal agencies to replace legacy systems with modern, AI-native software that is worthy of the people they serve. We started in outdoor recreation, and now we're building toward something much larger — the software layer that powers how Americans access any government service. Our platform already reaches 40 million residents across 50+ agencies in 17 states. Founded in 2022 and based in New York City, Kaizen has raised $35 million from NEA, a16z, Accel, 776, and Carpenter Capital. We're builders, designers, and operators who believe that beautifully designed software shouldn’t be a luxury in government. It’s how you earn trust back. THE ROLE Kaizen is building the constituent services operating system for the American government — and the 2.0 build cycle is the moment that determines whether we become a platform company or stay a vertical one. We have live federal deployments, real pull from USDA, DoW, DHS, and Commerce, and a product thesis proving out in production. What we need now is a technical general to command both Platform and Delivery: two fundamentally different operating modes that must run in parallel without collapsing into each other. Platform builds the reusable, compounding foundation — disciplined, architectural, built to last. Delivery wins and executes federal engagements at speed — high-tempo, AI-native, ships-or-dies. The CTO owns both, defines the interface between them, and ensures neither sacrifices what makes it effective. LOCATION This is a hybrid role based out of our New York City HQ. Candidates must reside in New York or be able to commute to New York City to work out of our office at least three tim
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