Sr. Software Engineer with Security Clearance - Tampa, FL, United States - Raft

Description

Sr
Software Engineer Tampa, FL (Macdill AFB) This is a U.S
based position
All of the programs we support require U.S
citizenship to be eligible for employment

Who we are:
Raft ) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional small business with 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
Our team is rapidly growing and looking for an experienced Senior Software Engineer to support our customer and join our passionate team of high-impact problem solvers
We enjoy the challenges of human-centered design, security, and scale to create better outcomes for our federal agency partners
We are a remote-first and work completely in the open source

About the role:
Senior Software Engineers on our Distributed Systems team are focused on building data platforms that make it easy for different types of user personas to access data from a central control plane
This includes building backend services, connecting OSS projects in a repeatable and performant way, and extending feature sets

What we are looking for:
Experience building data infrastructure and platforms using streaming frameworks

Experience/Interest in OSS projects like:
Apache Flink, Apache Pulsar, Apache Kafka, Apache Beam, Apache Storm, Apache Airflow
Experience with Go and/or Java
Ability to build cloud-native, scalable services
Higher education degree or drop-out in Mathematics, CS, Statistics

Highly preferred:
Work with the Platform team to run distributed OSS systems at scale on Kubernetes
Hands-on Scala experience
Think of ways to implement data security at the row and column levels
Contribute features back to the OSS projects in dedicated time
Build prototypes, gather/implement feedback, delight users.
Design and develop data best practices using Kafka, ElasticSearch, Presto/Trinio
Familiarity with DoD software factories
Experience with the Tactical Assault Kit (TAK)

Clearance Requirements:
Active Top Secret Clearance

Position Type and Location:
Onsite; Tampa FL, MacDill AFB

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
Remote, hybrid, and flexible work options
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.