Palantir
Backend Software Engineer - Defense
$135K–$200K
Washington, D.C. · On-site · Full-time · Posted Feb 24, 2025
- Education
- Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or similar field.
About the job
Builds and maintains scalable backend services, APIs, and data systems for Palantir’s defense products and operational workflows.
What you'll do
- Architect, develop, maintain, and optimize high-performance backend services and systems.
- Design robust APIs, data structures, and algorithms for large-scale, high-throughput data.
- Collaborate across teams to improve user workflows, reliability, and product integration.
What they ask for
- Experience designing, developing, supporting, and maintaining live backend systems.
- In-depth understanding of data structures, system architecture, microservices API development, and distributed systems.
- Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or a similar field.
- Strong coding skills in Java, C++, Python, Rust, or similar; strong communication skills; eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance.
Pay
$135,000 - $200,000/year USD base salary
Tools
Java, Rust, Python, Go, Kafka, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Spark
AI focus
Build backend services underpinning operational data and AI systems; the defense product includes workflows driven by rich-ML models.
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