Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure

The role

You will build software that powers Palantir's Foundry and Gotham platforms, focusing on infrastructure such as databases, distributed systems, large-scale data systems, security and application infrastructure. You will work with teammates to understand customer problems and build products that solve them.

What you will do

• Build a performant search and indexing ecosystem for complex, granularly permissioned data
• Contribute to open-source data processing libraries
• Build distributed systems that orchestrate and schedule hundreds of thousands of containers every hour
• Design architecture and opinionated APIs for application developers
• Build tracing and performance observability in high-scale distributed microservice architectures
• Build reliable, performant, scalable systems for storage, auth, or asset serving
• Automate deployment, management and operations of distributed systems such as Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka and more

Required qualifications

• Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or a similar field
• Strong coding skills in languages such as Java, C++, Python, Rust or similar
• Familiarity with storage and data processing systems, cloud infrastructure and other technical tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate and empathize with a variety of individuals, including non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to learn new technology and concepts
• Bias toward quality and attention to edge cases

Nice to have

• Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one
• Experience developing and managing highly-available distributed systems

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
• Voluntary life insurance
• Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance covered automatically
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off built into 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 for all parents
• Fertility and family building benefits including adoption, surrogacy and preservation
• Stipend for expenses that come with a new child

Before you apply

• Active US Security clearance is beneficial but not necessary; eligibility and willingness to obtain one is also beneficial
• Palantir will never ask you to submit a payment or share financial information during the interview process

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, with platforms that help partners develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer.