Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure, Foundations

The role

You will build backend infrastructure for Palantir's software, including search, distributed systems, storage, auth and APIs. You will work with product teams and customers to design and ship products used by institutions in the public and private sectors.

What you will do

• Build a performant search and indexing ecosystem for 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 microservices
• Build storage, auth and asset serving systems for other product teams
• Automate deployment and operations of distributed systems such as Cassandra, Elasticsearch and Kafka

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, Rust or similar
• Familiarity with storage and data processing systems, cloud infrastructure and other technical tools
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to collaborate with varied individuals and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to learn new technology and concepts
• Bias toward quality and attention to edge cases

Nice to have

• Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
• Voluntary life insurance
• Automatic basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• 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
• Fertility and family building benefits
• Stipend for expenses with a new child

Before you apply

• An active US Security clearance is beneficial but not required; willingness to obtain one is also accepted

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. Its platforms include Foundry and Gotham.