# Senior Engineer at Raft

- Company: Raft
- What the company does: Raft brings the power of AI and logistics together to help freight forwarders and customs brokers automate workflows, cut costs, and scale efficiently. Backed by Bessemer.
- Company website: https://www.raft.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Senior
- Location: Arlington, VA; Rome, NY: Hanscom, MA; Tacoma, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2026-08-10
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/raft/jobs/6133421004
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/raft-senior-engineer-3/

## About the role

Raft is building a real-time data platform for the Department of Defense (DoD), aimed at enhancing operators' awareness of critical events, including instances like the Chinese balloon and Cessna over the White House incidents. Central to this data platform is the aggregation of real-time data from over 750 sensors. This data is subsequently enriched, rendered queryable, and ultimately presented as a common operational picture to empower operators in making time critical and pertinent decisions.

## What they're looking for

- 3+ years of relevant industry experience
- 3+ years' experience with Docker and Kubernetes, provisioning production clusters and maintaining their compliance
- Experience with AWS and/or other cloud computing solutions
- Experienced with building, deployment, release automation, or orchestration
- Experience with Kubernetes monitoring (i.e. Prometheus, Grafana) and logging (i.e. Fluentbit, Kibana, Loki) solutions
- Experience with Infrastructure as Code (e.g. Terraform, Ansible, etc.)

Tags: Engineering