Forward Deployed Engineer
Raft Company Website23 days ago
Huntsville, AL, USASenior
Base Salary
$110k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary technical liaison between engineering teams and forward-deployed customers.
- Troubleshoot and debug production systems at the system level to maximize uptime and performance.
- Deploy, maintain, and support containerized applications in Kubernetes environments.
- Provide technical support for CI/CD pipelines and container orchestration platforms.
- Diagnose and resolve complex issues across diverse technology stacks.
- Collaborate with backend engineering teams on solutions and improvements.
- Support operational deployments and maintain production system reliability.
- Interface directly with customer stakeholders in secure environments.
Requirements
- Strong engineering background with proven experience deploying and supporting production systems.
- Solid understanding of software engineering principles and practices.
- Hands-on experience debugging and troubleshooting Kubernetes.
- Expertise with CI/CD tools and methodologies.
- Demonstrated system-level debugging ability across multiple platforms.
- Broad technical knowledge across technologies and architectures.
- Excellent communication and customer-facing stakeholder skills.
- Active Secret clearance with the ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret clearance.
- U.S. citizenship is required for employment.
- Valid, active U.S. passport with at least six months of validity beyond the intended employment period is required for international travel and security requirements.
Benefits
- Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Take-as-needed paid time off and 11 paid holidays.
- Education and training benefits.
- Generous referral bonuses.
- Onsite work in Huntsville, AL, with up to 25% CONUS and OCONUS travel.
Tech Stack
KubernetesOpenShift
Categories
Forward Deployed
About Raft Company Website
Raft is a defense technology company that builds AI/ML, autonomous data fusion, and cloud-native software platforms for U.S. military and government agencies. It develops distributed data systems, DevSecOps/GitOps platforms, and applications to operate at scale in secure environments. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, the privately held firm is backed by Washington Harbour Partners, which invested $60M in private equity funding in 2024.