About this opportunity
Palantir Technologies lists this Senior Software Engineer, Substrate opportunity in washington, District of Columbia. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
The Role
Substrate is the team responsible for Palantir's core production infrastructure – 100s of K8s clusters – from on‑prem to the major cloud hyperscalers, whether they are internet‑connected or air‑gapped, small hardware footprint or large. As a Senior Software Engineer on Substrate, you will design and build Palantir's managed Kubernetes product offerings across all these environments.
You and your team will be responsible for bootstrapping and operating the entire fleet of K8s clusters with zero manual steps by building industry‑leading tooling and contributing to core CNCF components. You will also be responsible for ensuring scale, stability and security across a matrix of compliance regimes and hosting infrastructure types. Your team culture emphasizes engineering rigor and operational excellence at scale. This means issues in production should be pre‑empted and deeply root‑caused, and investments in automation and self‑healing systems are key.
If you're excited about infrastructure at scale and working with Kubernetes, this is the right role for you.
Core 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
What We Value
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 K8s operators, and competent coding in Go, Java, or equivalent for the purposes of automation or scripting
Deep familiarity with hardware and OS configurations, diagnostic tooling, networking nuts and bolts
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, experience with CNIs or cloud networking infrastructure preferred
What We Require
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
Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $145,000 - $200,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign‑on bonus and other potential future incentives.
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
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.
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Worksite address
washington, DC, 20022, US
Who can apply
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