What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Software Engineer position at Raft?
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.
Who we are :
Raft (https : / / TeamRaft.com) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business 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.
We're looking for an experienced Principal Software Engineer to support our customers and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers.
About the role :
Raft is building a platform for the DoD the enables operators and analysts to train custom computer vision models without any machine learning experience. Built on our extensive data platform and AI Toolkit, this platform not only orchestrates entire machine learning lifecycles, but also data ingestion, enrichment, model exporting and serving, and much more. All of this must be elegantly interpretable and controllable via the user interface, designed for use with our automated AI engineer AI system that collaborates with the operators and analysis every step of the way. The key technologies we utilize are TypeScript, React, and Kubernetes, and you'll be hands-on working with a team of high achievers, directly impacting our warfighters ability to accomplish the mission.
What we are looking for :
- 6 years of experience being hands on engineer
- Extensive TypeScript and React experience
- Experience with DAGs and queuing systems
- Experience creating web-socket and RESTFul APIs
- Experience with AWS and microservices
- Experience with large-scale relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch to handle low-latency requirements
- Work well with-in the team and be able to make decisions that align to the teams north stars
- Curious about working with imagery and video, especially from drones, satellites, and other military assets
- Deep knowledge of software design and architecture patterns
- Experience with building and releasing software in cloud-native environments (i.e. Kubernetes)
- Able to obtain a Security certification within the first 90 days of employment with Raft
- Bachelors in Computer Science / Engineering / Physics / Mathematics background
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What we will offer you :
Our Vision Statement :
We bridge the gap between humans and data through radical transparency and our obsession withthemission.
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. This will help us scale and it will translate to the interactions that our Rafters have with their clients and other product teams that they integrate with. Our culture will enable our success and set us apart from other companies.
How do we get there?
Public-sector modernization is critical for us to live in a better world. We, at Raft, want to innovate and solve complex problems. And, if we are successful, our generation and the ones that follow us will live in a delightful, efficient, and accessible world where out-of-box thinking,and collaboration is a norm.
Raft's core philosophy is Ubuntu : IAm, BecauseWe are . We support our "nadi" by elevating the other Rafters. We work as a hyper collaborative team where each team member brings a unique perspective, adding value that did not exist before. People make Raft special. We celebrate each other and our cognitive and cultural diversity. We are devoted to our practice of innovation and collaboration.
We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
Salary : $160,000 - $240,000
