Software Engineer - Apollo Platform

The role

You will build and maintain highly available software systems that orchestrate software deployment across hundreds of production environments. You will work directly with customers and other teams to solve problems and debug complex issues across the stack.

What you will do

• Build and maintain highly available systems responsible for orchestration of software deployment across hundreds of production environments
• Engage and solve problems that customers need today with a tight feedback loop
• Work directly with other teams to solve problems that cross the team boundary
• Debug complex issues and performance problems throughout the stack

Required qualifications

• Experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics or similar field
• Strong software developer with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as 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 operators workflows and productivity

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance, for employees and eligible dependents
• 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 calendar 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

• Remote work for some roles is allowed only on an exceptional basis, and you must work from the state in which you are employed
• 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. Its platforms help partners develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, and locate missing children.