Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure, Foundations

The role

You will build backend infrastructure for Palantir Foundry and Gotham. Your work covers search, indexing, distributed systems, storage, auth and deployment automation. Your code will support products used by institutions around the world.

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 schedule hundreds of thousands of containers every hour
• Design architecture and opinionated APIs for application developers
• Build tracing and performance observability for high-scale distributed microservices
• Build storage, auth, or asset serving systems for other product teams
• Automate deployment, management and operations of systems like Cassandra, Elasticsearch and Kafka
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical teammates on customer problems
• Work across the product lifecycle, from design and prototyping to production delivery

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 or Rust, or similar
• Familiarity with storage and data processing systems, cloud infrastructure and other technical tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to iterate quickly with teammates, incorporate feedback and hold a high bar for quality
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate and empathise with a variety of people
• Ability to learn new technology and concepts, even without in-depth experience
• Bias towards 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

• Life at Palantir programme that celebrates individual strengths and supports long-term growth
• Health and well-being support across all areas of life
• Offerings may vary by region

Before you apply

• Security clearance is beneficial but not necessary
• You will never be asked to submit a payment or share financial information during interviews

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, helping partners develop medicines, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children. Its platforms are used by important institutions in the public and private sectors.