Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government

The role

You will help build, run and maintain high-performance, scalable services for Palantir platforms and deployments. You will work with forward deployed and product teams on systems critical to government challenges, and share responsibility for production issues.

What you will do

• Handle support and operations of Palantir software, including monitoring, alerting, configuration management and upgrades
• Deploy new Palantir products across many production environments and perform migrations to the latest infrastructure types
• Debug, improve and optimize services and infrastructure with a focus on long-term reliability and scalability
• Reduce manual operations and automate workflows, processes and runbooks where possible
• Provide technical troubleshooting support for production issues and participate in a support on-call schedule
• Develop novel solutions in Palantir's Foundry and Apollo platforms to solve infrastructure challenges

Required qualifications

• Strong engineering background, in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or Data Science
• Strong coder with shown proficiency in Java, Go, Python, JavaScript or similar languages
• Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
• Confidence troubleshooting complex systems issues independently using observability tools and service logs
• Ability to identify and automate highly manual tasks
• Comfort with large scale production systems, such as load balancing, monitoring, distributed systems or configuration management
• Proficiency with Java, Python, Bash, JavaScript, Go or similar languages
• Ability to work with a high level of autonomy and responsibility in a rapidly changing environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, able to work effectively in multi-functional teams

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 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 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

• An active US Security clearance is required, or you must be eligible and willing to obtain one
• Applicants must not be asked to pay or share financial information during the interview process

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. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer.