DevOps Engineer

The role

You will design and build the internal compute infrastructure that Palantir engineers use. You will own internal platforms built from Palantir products and open source tools, and make architecture decisions for sustainable operations.

What you will do

• Apply modern engineering practices to improve the maintainability, reliability and utility of internal compute infrastructure
• Drive build-vs-buy decisions and partner with vendors to integrate external technologies
• Collaborate with other teams to understand emerging needs and deliver solutions
• Participate in the on-call rotation for high-severity incidents
• Research and evaluate new technologies to improve infrastructure

Required qualifications

• 3+ years of professional software development experience on core infrastructure with emphasis on operational excellence
• 2+ years of experience contributing to system design or architecture of new and existing systems
• Willingness and eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance

Nice to have

• Systems programming experience with strong proficiency in Go, Python or Rust
• Deep familiarity with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
• Experience working with a cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCE), or sysadmin/SRE experience in data centers
• Up to date with modern industry practices and open-source advancements
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, cloud platforms and on-prem infrastructure
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices and system reliability principles

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance
• Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance covered automatically
• 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

• Must be willing and eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, used by partners to develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer.