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Who We Are

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.

About The Role

: Raft is building mission-critical data platforms for the Department of War that process billions of events per day from hundreds of sensors and operational sources, delivering intelligence to operators who use it to make time-sensitive decisions. Our platform runs across multiple classification levels and deployment environments. We are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our team.

What You Will Do

: Build data infrastructure and platforms using streaming frameworks such as Apache Kafka, Flink, and Kafka Streams Build Extract, Transform, Load (ETL) pipelines to enable comprehensive data operations Leverage software engineering principles to architect, develop, and implement large scale streaming applications

What We Are Looking For

: 7+ years of relevant industry experience Experience with building and managing fault-tolerant, data-intensive platforms using popular streaming technologies such as Kafka, Pinot, or Flink Experience with large-scale relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch to handle low-latency

Requirements

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: Active Secret Clearance to start and ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret Salary Range : $140,000 - $190,000 The determination of

Compensation

is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities Work Type: Hybrid in Rome , NY, Hanscom, or NCR (National Capital Region) Domestic travel up to 35% to customer sites What we will offer you: Highly competitive salary Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage 401(k) and company match Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays Education training

Benefits

Generous Referral Bonuses And More! Our Vision Statement: We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession with the mission. Our Customer Obsession: We will approach every deliverable like it's a product.

We will adopt a customer-obsessed mentality. As we grow, and our footprint becomes larger, teams and employees will treat each other not only as teammates but customers. We must live the customer-obsessed mindset, always.