Hybrid Senior Backend Software Engineer – Infrastructure

at Palantir Technologies

• Job title: Senior Backend Software Engineer – Infrastructure
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $135,000 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Cloud, Java, Python, Rust
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Software Engineer building scalable infrastructure systems for transforming organizational data usage at Palantir. Collaborating with teams to deliver impactful software solutions.

Responsibilities

• Software Engineers at Palantir build software at scale to transform how organizations use data.
• Collaborate closely with technical and non-technical teammates to understand customers' problems and build products that solve them.
• Work autonomously and make decisions independently.
• Contribute high-quality code to underpin Palantir Foundry and Gotham with performant, secure, and scalable building blocks.
• Join small teams of Software Engineers focusing on specific product aspects.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience designing, building, and operating scalable and reliable infrastructure systems in a production environment
• Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or similar field.
• Strong coding skills with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages, such as Java, C++, Python, Rust, or similar languages.
• Familiarity with storage and data processing systems, cloud infrastructure, and other technical tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to iterate quickly with teammates, incorporating feedback and holding a high bar for quality.

Benefits

• Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
• Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
• Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
• Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
• Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401k plan