Senior Engineer
Raft Company Website1 month ago
Chantilly, VA, USASenior
Base Salary
$150k - $210k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build end-to-end backend and frontend features for a data-focused product.
- Develop RESTful APIs and frontend applications that make interacting with data easier.
- Design software architecture and work with large-scale relational and non-relational databases for low-latency requirements.
- Build, release, containerize, and operate software in cloud-native environments using distributed clusters.
- Take ownership of complex work and project lifecycles.
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience building RESTful APIs using Go, Java, Python, Rust, or Scala.
- 2+ years of experience with frontend frameworks such as React, focused on TypeScript or JavaScript.
- Experience with software design and architecture.
- Experience with PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Docker, Kubernetes, and package or dependency managers such as Maven, Gradle, and NPM.
- Experience working with AI coding assistants and cloud-native software environments.
- Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ, Delta Lake, and AWS or Azure is highly preferred.
- STEM background or relevant industry experience.
- Active TS/SCI clearance and U.S. citizenship are required.
- Ability to obtain Security+ certification within 90 days of employment.
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.
- Team off-sites and referral bonuses.
- Onsite work in Chantilly, Virginia, with up to 25% travel.
- U.S.-based role requiring all work to be conducted within the continental U.S.
Tech Stack
Apache KafkaApache SupersetAWSAzureDockerElasticsearchGoGradleJavaJavaScriptKubernetesMavenMongoDBMySQLnpmPostgreSQLPythonRabbitMQReactRustScalaTypeScript
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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.