Senior Engineer

Dayton, OH💼 Full-time💰 $120,000–$120,000🗓 2026-08-28 → 2026-10-03

Core

Building and deploying next-generation data platforms to centralize data access for various user types, focusing on mission-critical needs for U.S. military and government agencies.

Role type

Senior Data Engineer (Distributed Systems)

Builds

Raft Data Platform product line, data fusion solutions, and complex applications for federal/public agencies

Domain

Defense technology, Data Engineering, Distributed Data Systems

Required skills

Java, Go, Python, Kafka, Delta Lake, Data Streaming, Data Search, DoD datasets transformation

Preferred skills

Trino, DuckDB, building quick POCs, operational trade-off analysis

Technologies

Kafka, Delta Lake, Trino, DuckDB, Java, Go, Python

Responsibilities

Work with operators to find use cases and onboard datasets, collaborate with Technical SMEs and government stakeholders to build and deploy data platforms, develop new features for the data platform

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC (via careerplan.io/jobs/6147224004-senior-engineer-at-raft)

About raft

Raft builds mission-critical data, AI, and operational platforms that process high-volume sensor, operational, and mission data across multiple classification levels. These platforms must run reliably in cloud-hosted, classified on-premises, disconnected, and edge environments where security, repeatability, and customer trust are non-negotiable.