Responsibilities
- Deliver a container runtime to challenging new environment types, including new clouds, on-premise setups, and edge devices.
- Build automation and establish standards for operating Kubernetes securely at scale with zero manual operational overhead.
- Drive innovation through adoption of novel Kubernetes 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.
Requirements
- 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 of new and existing systems, including architecture, design patterns, reliability, and scaling.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
- Systems programming experience with strong proficiency in Golang, C/C++, or equivalent.
- Working knowledge or hands-on experience of infrastructure automation tools such as Terraform, Ansible, Puppet, or Kubernetes operators, and competent coding in Go, Java, or equivalent for automation or scripting.
- Deep familiarity with hardware and OS configurations, diagnostic tooling, and networking fundamentals.
- Deep familiarity with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) at scale.
- Experience working with a cloud provider (AWS, Azure, GCE), or sysadmin/SRE experience in data centers.
- Experience designing, building, and operating high-scale observability or infrastructure systems.
- Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, with experience in CNIs or cloud networking infrastructure preferred.
Nice to Have
- Experience with CNIs or cloud networking infrastructure.
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 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 the 401k plan.
Work Arrangement
Hybrid
Other
- Total compensation may include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus, and other potential future incentives.
- Total compensation determined by candidate’s relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors.
- We encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation.
- Many teams offer hybrid options, such as working from home a day or two a week.
- Based on business need, there are a few roles that allow for remote work on an exceptional basis.
- If the posting is specified as onsite, you are required to work from an office.
- Palantir is an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities.
- Palantir will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability.