Principal Software Engineer

Raft Company Website

9h•$180,000 - $230,000•Remote

About The Position

Raft is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development. With headquarters in McLean, VA, our range of clients includes innovative federal and public agencies leveraging design thinking, cutting-edge tech stack, and cloud-native ecosystem. We build digital solutions that impact the lives of millions of Americans. You will be part of the team building a data focused product that is built on best of breed open source solutions like Kafka, Trino, DuckDB, and Superset. You will work both on backend and frontend to build end-to-end features that make interacting with data easier enabling users to be able to tell a data story through our product.

Requirements

U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment.
All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.
8+ Years of experience building RESTFul APIs to take concept to implementation in one of the following languages: Go (preferred), Java, Python, Rust (nice to have), and Scala
5+ Years of experience in frontend frameworks like React with a focus on Typescript or Javascript
Deep design of software design and architecture
Experience with large-scale relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch to handle low-latency requirements
Experience with building and releasing software in cloud-native environments
Experience using a variety of package managers/dependency managers including Maven, Gradle, and NPM
Experience with Docker and Kubernetes, including containerizing solutions and working with distributed clusters
Experience working with AI coding assistants
Demonstrated ability to take on large responsibilities and own complex work or project lifecycles
STEM Background or relevant industry experience
Able to obtain Security+ certification within 90 days of employment with Raft
Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret/SCI security clearance

Nice To Haves

Rust (programming language)
Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ
Experience with Delta Lake
Experience with AWS or Azure

Responsibilities

Build end-to-end features that make interacting with data easier enabling users to be able to tell a data story through our product.
Take concept to implementation of RESTFul APIs.
Deep design of software design and architecture.
Build and release software in cloud-native environments.
Containerize solutions and work with distributed clusters.
Work with AI coding assistants.
Take on large responsibilities and own complex work or project lifecycles.