Principal Engineer
Raft Company Website · Tacoma, WA; Tampa, FL
Posted 19 days ago · $160,000 - $220,000
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Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 19 days Raft Company Website's roles stay open a median of 23 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- Yes 95% of Raft Company Website's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at Raft Company Website
- high 7 stale, 1 reposted of 20 open
- Hiring momentum
- 33 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from Raft Company Website's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for Raft Company Website.
About this role
As a Principal Engineer at Raft, you will be responsible for building a data-focused product using open-source solutions like Kafka and Trino. Your role will involve both backend and frontend development to create features that enhance data interaction, enabling users to effectively tell data stories. You will also engage in software design and architecture, working with various databases and cloud-native environments.
- benefits
- 3/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 4/5
- pay transparency
- 5/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of Raft Company Website as an employer.
What you need
- 8+ Years of experience building RESTFul APIs in Go (preferred), Java, Python, Rust, or Scala
- 5+ Years of experience in frontend frameworks like React with a focus on Typescript or Javascript
- Deep design of software design and architecture
- Experience with large-scale relational and non-relational databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and Elasticsearch
- Experience with building and releasing software in cloud-native environments
- Experience using a variety of package managers including Maven, Gradle, and NPM
Nice to have
- Experience with Kafka or RabbitMQ
- Experience with Delta Lake
- Experience with AWS or Azure
What you get
- Highly competitive salary
- Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage
- 401(k) and company match
- Take as you need PTO + 11 paid holidays
- Education & training benefits
- Generous Referral Bonuses
Worth weighing
- Position requires U.S. citizenship and all work must be conducted within the continental U.S.
- Onsite work required in Tampa, FL or Tacoma, WA with potential travel up to 30%
- Salary range is broad and dependent on experience, which may lead to variability in offers
- Role involves working with a non-traditional defense tech company, which may have unique challenges
Summarised from Raft Company Website's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by Raft Company Website on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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