Software Engineer - Apollo Platform

The role

You will build and maintain software that orchestrates deployment across many production environments, including on-premise, cloud, air-gapped and edge settings. You will work on mission critical systems and collaborate with technical and non-technical colleagues on customer problems, from design to shipping.

What you will do

• Build and maintain highly available systems that orchestrate software deployment across hundreds of production environments
• Solve problems customers need today, with a tight feedback loop
• Work directly with other teams on problems that cross team boundaries
• Debug complex issues and performance problems throughout the stack

Required qualifications

• Experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics or a similar field
• Strong software developer with demonstrated proficiency in Java, Golang, C++, or equivalent
• Demonstrated ability to learn and work independently and make good decisions with minimal direction
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Great problem solving skills with ability to evolve complex systems

Nice to have

• Some familiarity with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Experience developing and managing highly-available distributed systems
• Demonstrated success building systems that meet requirements around monitoring, stability, and scalability
• Experience building high-quality software in a fast-paced CI/CD development environment
• High empathy for developer and operator workflows and productivity

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance
• Automatic basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Flexible 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
• 401k plan

Before you apply

• The posting notes that the role is open to all levels of experience
• Palantir states that it 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, helping partners develop medicines, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer.