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Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure

Palantir· Dev
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Hybrid (New York, NY)$135k - $200kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Backend Software Engineer focused on infrastructure for Palantir Foundry and Gotham, building scalable, secure, and high-performance distributed systems, APIs, and storage/auth services across large-scale data platforms.

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 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 maintaining a high bar for quality

Skills

Required:Programming in JavaDistributed systems
Nice to have:Programming in C++Programming in PythonRust

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
  • Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance for employees automatically 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
  • Ten paid holidays per year
  • Leave of absence program including military and medical events
  • Paid parental leave and subsidized backup care for parents
  • Fertility and family building benefits including adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
  • Child-related expense stipend
  • 401k plan participation
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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