Senior Platform Developer

Ability to obtain and maintain a Top Secret / SCI

Work Type:

Nice to have:

10+ years of experience in infrastructure/platform development

Hands-on expertise in:

$165,000 - $200,000

The determination of compensation is predicated upon a candidate's comprehensive experience, demonstrated skill, and proven abilities

What we will offer you:

Fully covered healthcare, dental, and vision coverage

401(k) with company match

We are hiring a Platform Developer to build secure, automated infrastructure components that power mission-critical environments. You’ll work as part of a small, highly skilled development team delivering Puppet modules, Helm charts, CI/CD pipelines, and automation scripts for integration by downstream engineering teams. This position is primarily remote, but you must be based in San Diego, CA and available to visit customer facilities as needed for meetings, coordination, or support during integration and deployment activities. This is a development-focused role—you will not be maintaining infrastructure, but writing the code that builds and configures it.

Collaborate with fellow developers to design, develop, and maintain Puppet modules that enforce secure system configurations and ensure compliance with organizational standards.

Create and maintain Helm charts to support Kubernetes-based deployments, ensuring scalability, reliability, and ease of management.

Build and optimize CI/CD pipelines using GitLab, promoting efficient, automated, and secure software delivery.

Develop automation scripts using Bash and Python to streamline infrastructure management and operational workflows.

Raft (

https://TeamRaft.com

) is a customer-obsessed non-traditional defense tech company dedicated to empowering U.S. military and government agencies with cutting-edge AI/ML and data solutions. We are a leader in autonomous data fusion and Agentic AI, with a purposeful focus on Distributed Data Systems, Platforms at Scale, and Complex Application Development. With headquarters in McLean, VA, our range of clients includes 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 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.