Palantir
Senior Software Engineer, Substrate
$145K–$200K
Washington, D.C. · Hybrid · Senior · Full-time · Posted Aug 8, 2025
- Experience
- 4+ years of professional software development experience on core infrastructure; 2+ years contributing to system design or architecture.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
About the job
Designs and builds Palantir’s managed Kubernetes infrastructure across cloud, on-premises, edge, and air-gapped environments, with a focus on automated, secure, reliable operations at scale.
What you'll do
- Deliver container runtime capabilities for new environments, including clouds, on-premises infrastructure, and edge devices.
- Build automation and standards for securely operating Kubernetes at scale, and drive adoption of Kubernetes features and CNCF tools, including upstream contributions.
- Design infrastructure systems and improve fleet stability, security, scalability, and operational excellence.
What they ask for
- 4+ years of professional software development experience on core infrastructure, emphasizing operational excellence.
- 2+ years contributing to system design or architecture of new and existing systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- Systems programming proficiency in golang, C/C++ or equivalent; experience with automation tools and competent coding in Go, Java, or equivalent.
Nice to have
- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, with experience using CNIs or cloud networking infrastructure preferred.
- Experience with a cloud provider (AWS/Azure/GCE), or sysadmin/SRE experience in data centers.
Pay
$145,000 - $200,000/year USD base salary
Tools
K8s, Kubernetes, CNCF, golang, C/C++, Terraform, ansible, puppet
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