Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure, Foundations
Palantir· Engineering
Hybrid (New York, NY)$135k - $200kFull-timePosted 11mo ago
About the role
Backend Software Engineers at Palantir build scalable software, contribute across the product lifecycle, and work on infrastructure that powers Palantir Foundry and Gotham. Focuses on low-level stack, distributed systems, and APIs to support data-driven products for public and private sector customers.
Responsibilities
- Building a performant search and indexing ecosystem for complex granularly permissioned data
- Contributing to open-source data processing libraries, integrating the latest innovations to achieve performance gains
- Building the distributed systems that power large scale compute workloads, orchestrating and efficiently scheduling hundreds of thousands of containers every hour
- Designing architecture and opinionated APIs to keep application developers on the happy path
- Tracing and performance observability in high scale distributed microservice architectures
- Building reliable, performant, and scalable systems for storage, auth, or asset serving to enable other product teams to build robust applications without deep domain expertise in the underlying systems
- Automating the deployment, management, and operations of complex distributed systems like Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and more across different environments
Qualifications
- Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or similar field
- Strong coding skills with proficiency in 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 maintaining a high bar for quality
Skills
Required:Java
Nice to have:C++Python
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance covered
- Commuter benefits
- Relocation assistance
- Take what you need paid time off (non-accrual)
- Two weeks paid time off built into the end of each year
- 10 paid holidays annually
- Supportive leave of absence program including military and medical leave
- Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
- Fertility and family-building benefits (adoption, surrogacy, preservation)
- Child-related expenses stipend
- Enrollment in Palantir’s 401k plan
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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