Senior Software Engineer, Substrate

The role

You will design and build Palantir's managed Kubernetes product offerings across on-prem, cloud, air-gapped and edge environments. You will automate operating hundreds of K8s clusters with zero manual steps, and contribute to CNCF components.

What you will do

• Deliver a container runtime to new environment types: new clouds, on-premise, edge devices
• Build automation and standards for operating K8s securely at scale with zero manual ops overhead
• Drive innovation by adopting new K8s features and CNCF tools, with upstream contributions as needed
• Design the next generation of Palantir's infrastructure based on internal systems and CNCF standards
• Bootstrap and operate the entire fleet of K8s clusters with zero manual steps
• Ensure scale, stability and security across compliance regimes and hosting infrastructure types

Required qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience on core infrastructure with emphasis on operational excellence
• 2+ years of experience contributing to system design or architecture of new and existing systems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
• Systems programming experience with strong proficiency in Go, C/C++ or equivalent
• Deep familiarity with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) at scale
• Working knowledge or hands-on experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet or K8s operators
• Deep familiarity with hardware and OS configurations, diagnostic tooling and networking fundamentals

Nice to have

• Experience with a cloud provider (AWS/Azure/GCE) or sysadmin/SRE experience in data centers
• Experience designing, building and operating high-scale observability or infrastructure systems
• Experience with CNIs or cloud networking infrastructure

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance
• Automatic basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits and relocation assistance
• Take-what-you-need paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off at the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Leave of absence program including military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care
• Fertility and family building benefits, including adoption, surrogacy and preservation
• Stipend for expenses that come with a new child
• 401k plan

Before you apply

• Palantir will never ask you to submit a payment or share financial information during interviews

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, used by partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.