Senior Software Engineer, Substrate
Hybrid (New York, NY)$145k - $200kFull-timePosted 11mo ago
About the role
Senior Software Engineer on Palantir’s Substrate team, building and operating Palantir’s managed Kubernetes infrastructure across on-prem and cloud environments, with a focus on scale, stability, security, and automation.
Responsibilities
- Deliver a container runtime to challenging new environment types - new clouds, on premise, edge devices
- Build automation and establish standards for operating K8s securely at scale with zero manual ops overhead
- Drive innovation through adoption of novel K8s features and CNCF tools, making upstream contributions as needed
- Design the next generation of Palantir’s infrastructure through a deep understanding of internal systems and CNCF standards
Qualifications
- 4+ years of professional software development experience on core infrastructure with emphasis on operational excellence
- 2+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Skills
Required:GoKubernetes
Nice to have:C/C++TerraformAnsibleCloud platformsNetworking
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
- 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
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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