Palantir
Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure
$135K–$200K
New York, NY · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Aug 6, 2025
- Education
- Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or similar field.
About the job
Build foundational infrastructure for Palantir Foundry and Gotham, including reliable, performant, secure, and scalable systems, APIs, and distributed data capabilities.
What you'll do
- Build infrastructure for search, indexing, storage, authentication, asset serving, and large-scale compute.
- Design APIs and architecture, and improve performance observability in distributed systems.
- Automate deployment and operations of distributed systems and contribute to open-source data processing libraries.
What they ask for
- 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 iterate quickly, incorporate feedback, and maintain a high quality bar.
Nice to have
- Experience developing and managing highly available distributed systems.
- Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.
Pay
$135,000 - $200,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Java, Rust, Go, Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes
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