Palantir
Software Engineer - Mission Manager
$135K–$200K
Seattle, WA · Hybrid · Manager · Full-time · Posted Mar 27, 2025
- Experience
- 3+ years professional software development; 1+ year in system design or architecture; 1+ year as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
About the job
Build and scale Mission Manager, a secure Kubernetes-based platform that helps US Government customers deploy applications in sensitive environments.
What you'll do
- Develop robust APIs and Kubernetes controllers that provide an infrastructure-agnostic runtime for mission-critical software.
- Work with customer and forward deployed engineers to identify product gaps and deliver improvements.
- Shape the technical roadmap to improve scalability, reliability, and operational burden.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of professional software development experience.
- 1+ year contributing to system design or architecture, and 1+ year as a mentor, tech lead, or engineering team lead.
- Strong coding skills in Go, Java, or equivalent; experience designing, building, and operating high-scale observability or infrastructure systems.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent; active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.
Nice to have
- Deep familiarity with Kubernetes and its broader software ecosystem.
- Experience developing and managing highly available distributed systems.
Pay
$135,000 - $200,000/year (USD, base salary)
Tools
Kubernetes, K8s, Go, Java
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