Principal Engineer
Raft Company Website4 hours ago
Tampa, FL, USAStaff+
Base Salary
$160k - $220k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build and release end-to-end backend and frontend features for a data-focused product.
- Develop RESTful APIs and frontend functionality using supported programming languages and frameworks.
- Design software architecture and work with large-scale relational and non-relational databases for low-latency requirements.
- Containerize solutions and work with distributed cloud-native clusters.
- Own complex work and project lifecycles with significant responsibility.
- Support products built with open-source data technologies such as Kafka, Trino, DuckDB, and Superset.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience building RESTful APIs, preferably with Go; Java, Python, Rust, and Scala are also accepted.
- 5+ years of experience with frontend frameworks such as React, focused on TypeScript or JavaScript.
- Deep software design and architecture experience.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch or similar large-scale databases.
- Experience building and releasing software in cloud-native environments.
- Experience with Maven, Gradle, and NPM or other package and dependency managers.
- Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including containerization and distributed clusters.
- Experience using AI coding assistants.
- STEM background or relevant industry experience.
- Ability to obtain Security+ certification within 90 days of employment.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance.
- U.S. citizenship is required, and candidates must be able to work within the continental United States.
- Valid, active U.S. passport with at least six months of validity beyond the intended employment period is required for international travel.
- Kafka or RabbitMQ, Delta Lake, and AWS or Azure experience are highly preferred.
Benefits
- $160,000–$220,000 salary range.
- 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 Tampa, FL, or Tacoma, WA.
- Up to 30% travel to CONUS and OCONUS locations may be required.
Tech Stack
Apache KafkaApache SupersetAWSAzureDockerElasticsearchGoGradleJavaJavaScriptKubernetesMavenMongoDBMySQLnpmPostgreSQLPythonRabbitMQReactRustScalaTypeScript
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About Raft Company Website
Raft is a leading defense technology company dedicated to empowering the U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We transform complex data into actionable insights, enabling mission-critical decisions, and changing the way we fight on earth, and beyond.