Palantir

Senior Software Engineer, Substrate

Palantir
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over 2 years ago

Base Salary

$135k - $200k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Deliver container runtimes for new cloud, on-premises, and edge environments.
  • Build automation and operating standards for securely managing Kubernetes at scale with zero manual operations overhead.
  • Adopt novel Kubernetes features and CNCF tools and contribute to upstream projects as needed.
  • Design the next generation of Palantir infrastructure using internal systems knowledge and CNCF standards.
  • Improve fleet scale, stability, security, observability, automation, and self-healing while deeply root-causing production issues.

Requirements

  • At least 4 years of professional software development experience focused on core infrastructure and operational excellence.
  • At least 2 years contributing to system design or architecture, including design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
  • Strong systems programming experience with Go, C/C++, or equivalent.
  • Experience with infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Kubernetes operators, plus coding in Go, Java, or equivalent for automation and scripting.
  • Deep familiarity with hardware and operating-system configurations, diagnostic tooling, networking fundamentals, containers, and Kubernetes at scale.
  • Experience with AWS, Azure, Google Compute Engine, data-center systems administration, or SRE work.
  • Experience designing, building, and operating high-scale observability or infrastructure systems.
  • Experience with CNIs or cloud networking infrastructure is preferred.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, and voluntary life insurance enrollment for employees and eligible dependents.
  • Basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
  • Commuter benefits and relocation assistance.
  • Take-what-you-need paid time off, plus two weeks of paid time off at year-end subject to team and business needs.
  • Ten paid holidays per year.
  • Supportive leave of absence program, paid military and medical leave, paid new-parent leave, and subsidized backup care.
  • Fertility and family-building benefits, including adoption, surrogacy, and preservation support.
  • New-child expense stipend and 401(k) plan.
  • Primarily in-person work is encouraged; many teams offer hybrid work one or two days per week, with exceptional remote arrangements available for some roles.

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About Palantir

1,001-5,000 employees

AI-powered automation for every decision. At Palantir, our software powers AI-driven decisions in critical government and commercial enterprises in the West, from the factory floors to the front lines. Our platforms feature advanced tools for data protection, governance, responsible use of AI, and civilian protection capabilities for defense applications. Dominate your most complex problems with Palantir.

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