Principal Software Engineer

Who we are:

Raft (https://goraft.tech) 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 Reston, VA. Our range of clients include 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 customer and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers. This is a unique opportunity to help build and shape a game-changing organization where we put our customers and people first.

About the role:

As a Principal Software Engineer on the Raft team, you’ll use your experience to optimize software designs and architecture, plus you'll guide your teammates on troubleshooting, design patterns, and testing strategies. You’ll know where the pitfalls are and provide future-proof plans and maintain playbooks on best practices and tools across multiple teams. You’ll also be hands on in writing plugins, applications, webhooks, and modules that help more than 1 team in an enterprise environment. Your main team will focus on continuous delivery, environment provisioning, and streamlining CI/CD pipeline processes.

What we are looking for:

• 8 years of non-internship professional Full-Stack Software development experience (Java, Web services, Database, and/or web application development)
• Programming experience with JavaScript, Java, and preferably one more programming language (Python, etc).
• Experience with DevSecOps tools and processes such as Git, Concourse, GitLabCI, SonarQube, Fortify, and ThreadFix
• Front end frameworks like React or Vue
• Experience with Extreme Programming practices (Test-Driven Development, Pair Programming, CI,CD, etc)
• Experience contributing to software architecture and design (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of both new and existing systems
• Experience using container technologies such as Docker or Kubernetes
• Obtain Security+ within the first 90 days of employment with Raft

Highly preferred:

• Master's degree in (Computer Science, Machine Learning, Operational Research, Statistics, Mathematics, etc.)
• Experience with backend runtimes and frameworks like Node.js, Spring, Spring Boot, Django, Flask, etc.
• Test authoring experience in Javascript, Java, or other languages. (Unit tests, Integration tests, and Journey tests)
• Experience with test mocks, contract testing

Clearance Requirements:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Secret clearance

Work Type:

• Remote

What we will offer you:  

• Highly competitive salary 
• Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage 
• 401(k) and company match 
• Unlimited PTO + 11 paid holidays 
• Education & training benefits 
• Annual budget for your tech/gadgets needs 
• Monthly box of yummy snacks to eat while doing meaningful work 
• Team off-site in fun places! 
• 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. 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: I Am, Because We 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.