Senior Data Platform Engineer - AI/ML, Backend & Frontend

Raft; Chantilly (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with employer match

Paid time off + 11 holidays

Job summary

Raft is a U.S.-based defense tech company building a data-focused product using open source tools like Kafka, Trino, DuckDB, and Superset. You will contribute to both backend and frontend to create end-to-end features that help users tell data stories from complex datasets.

The role requires at least 4+ years of RESTful API development in Go, Java, Python, or Scala, with strong design skills and cloud-native deployment experience. A TS/SCI clearance and U.S.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience building RESTful APIs in Go, Java, Python, or Scala.
• Experience with large-scale relational and non-relational databases and low-latency requirements.
• Experience with cloud-native deployment and containerization (Docker/Kubernetes).
• Familiar with package managers like Maven, Gradle, NPM.

Responsibilities

• Build and ship data-focused features using open source tech (Kafka, Trino, DuckDB, Superset).
• Contribute to backend and frontend to enable users to tell data stories.
• Own complex projects and drive end-to-end delivery in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Go

Java

Python

Rust

Scala

Software architecture

RESTful APIs

Cloud-native

Docker

Kubernetes

AI coding assistants

Leadership / ownership

Education

STEM background

Tools

PostgreSQL

MySQL

MongoDB

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Trino

DuckDB

Superset

AWS

Azure

Job description

Raft is a U.S.-based defense tech company building a data-focused product using open source tools like Kafka, Trino, DuckDB, and Superset. You will contribute to both backend and frontend to create end-to-end features that help users tell data stories from complex datasets.

The role requires at least 4+ years of RESTful API development in Go, Java, Python, or Scala, with strong design skills and cloud-native deployment experience. A TS/SCI clearance and U.S.