Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer - US Government

The role

You will help build, run and maintain high-performance, reliable software for Palantir platforms and deployments, including Foundry and Apollo. You will work with forward deployed and product teams on production systems critical to government challenges, and share responsibility for diagnosing and preventing 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 for long-term reliability and scalability
• Reduce manual operations and automate workflows, processes and runbooks where possible
• Provide technical troubleshooting 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, preferably in 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 one
• Confidence troubleshooting complex systems issues independently using observability tools and service logs
• Comfort with large scale production systems and technologies such as load balancing, monitoring, distributed systems or configuration management
• Ability to work with a high level of autonomy and responsibility in a rapidly changing environment
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for 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
• 401k plan

Before you apply

• Active US Security clearance required, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one
• Benefits and offerings may vary by region

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. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer that values excellence regardless of background.