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Raft is looking to hire a Senior Backend Engineer to lead the design and development of scalable, data-intensive backend systems for their flagship products, ensuring security, performance, and reliability across mission-critical applications.

Requirements

• 4+ years of experience in backend software engineering
• Strong proficiency in Golang or Java for backend development
• Solid understanding of software architecture fundamentals and scalability principles
• Experience with streaming technologies such as Kafka, KStreams, FlinkSQL, or similar platforms
• Hands-on experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes)
• Knowledge of database design and optimization (both SQL and NoSQL)
• Understanding of DevSecOps principles and practices

Responsibilities

• lead the design and development of scalable, data-intensive backend systems
• architecting and implementing robust solutions using Golang and/or Java
• ensuring security, performance, and reliability across mission-critical applications
• contribute meaningfully to architectural decisions
• mentoring junior and mid-level engineers
• spending significant time writing code to solve complex technical challenges
• work closely with customers at deployment sites, gathering feedback and implementing improvements

Other

• U.S. citizenship to be eligible for employment.
• All work must be conducted within the continental U.S.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance. Preference for candidates with an active Secret clearance.
• Foreign and domestic travel up to 30% to customer sites and deployment locations
• Strong communication and collaboration abilities