Raftern Refferal Program

Raft Company Website • Tampa, FL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

This is a U.S. based position. All of the programs we support require U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment. All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.
About Rafterns:
We’re building our next cohort of Rafterns and we’re challenging you to help us find exceptional talent.
Raft’s Raftern Program is a high-impact internship designed for outstanding undergraduate and graduate students ready to work on real mission-critical systems. This is not a passive internship. Rafterns are embedded directly with engineering teams and contribute to production environments supporting DoD and IC customers from day one.
We are looking for highly capable early-career technologists who want to tackle complex challenges in software, DevOps, AI/ML, and platform engineering.
If you know someone who is sharp, technically strong, and ready to operate in high-accountability environments submit a referral and help us shape the next generation of builders at Raft.
Internship Tracks & Technical Focus Areas
Software Engineering (Backend / Full Stack)
Production-grade backend systems
API development and services architecture
Frontend + backend integration
Full stack platform development
DevOps & Platform Engineering
Kubernetes and containerized environments
CI/CD pipelines
Infrastructure as Code
Cloud-native system deployment and automation
AI / Machine Learning
Applied ML pipelines
Data processing and model integration
AI-enabled mission workflows

Requirements

• Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or related field
• Strong programming foundation (Java, Python, Go, TypeScript, or similar)
• Solid understanding of data structures, systems design, and core software fundamentals
• Able to commit to 20 hours per week
• Ability to work on-site in a classified or controlled environment
• U.S. Citizenship required
• Undergraduate or graduate students nearing graduation preferred
• Ability to obtain and maintain an active security clearance

Nice To Haves

• Looking for Rafterns who can work this summer, in office in either DC, Tampa, Hawaii, Boston, and/or Wright Patterson (Ohio)
• Seniors or Grad students who can be hired on full time following internship

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Intern