Palantir
Senior Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure
$135K–$200K
New York, NY · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 6, 2026
- Experience
- 6+ years.
- Education
- Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or similar field.
About the job
Build foundational infrastructure for Palantir’s Foundry and Gotham platforms, including reliable, secure, performant, and scalable systems and APIs.
What you'll do
- Develop infrastructure for search and indexing, distributed compute, storage, authentication, and asset serving.
- Design APIs and architectures, and improve performance observability in distributed systems.
- Automate deployment and operations of distributed systems across environments.
What they ask for
- 6+ years designing, building, and operating scalable, reliable production infrastructure systems.
- Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or a similar field.
- Strong coding skills in Java, C++, Python, Rust, or similar languages.
- Familiarity with storage and data processing systems, cloud infrastructure, and other technical tools.
Nice to have
- Experience developing and managing highly available distributed systems is beneficial but not required.
- Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one, is beneficial but not necessary.
Pay
$135,000 - $200,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Java, Rust, Go, Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes
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