Production Engineer - Database Operations

Palantir Technologies; Singapore; On-site; SGD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Palantir Technologies in Singapore seeks an engineer for the Database Operations team to design deployment and operation models for multi-environment databases. You will automate deployments, build observability, and respond to critical production issues across Palantir’s products.

You will own large-scale migrations, collaborate with engineering and infrastructure teams, and contribute to documentation and monitoring tooling to keep systems healthy in fast-changing environments.

Qualifications

• Engineering background in CS, Math, Software Engineering, Physics or similar field.
• Experience writing code in Java, Python, and Go.
• Experience with cloud/orchestration technologies (Kubernetes, Helm, AWS, GCP, Azure, OpenShift).
• Experience with database technologies (Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka).
• Solid Linux foundation and understanding of distributed web services.
• Familiarity with observability tools (Grafana, Prometheus).
• Strong written and verbal communication and quick iteration with teammates.

Responsibilities

• Build software to automate deployment and operation of production databases.
• Participate in regular on-call rotations.
• Troubleshoot and remediate production database issues.
• Contribute to post-incident reviews and follow-ups.
• Identify patterns across incidents and drive systemic improvements.
• Manage large-scale migrations of databases.
• Collaborate with customer-facing teams on incidents and installations.
• Work with database and infrastructure teams to ensure resilient deployments.
• Develop documentation, metrics, and troubleshooting tools.
• Maintain engineering and operational standards via reviews and procedures.
• Build deep expertise in production systems (Kubernetes, cloud environments, Cassandra, Elasticsearch).

Skills

Programming languages

Ownership

Collaboration

Autonomy

Curiosity

First-principles thinking

Education

CS/Math/Software Engineering/Physics degree

Tools

Kubernetes

Helm

AWS

GCP

Azure

OpenShift

Cassandra

Elasticsearch

Kafka

Grafana

Prometheus

Job description

The Role

Database Operations is responsible for the deployment and maintenance of the database layer that Palantir’s products depend on. As an engineer on the Database Operations team, you will design how databases are deployed and operated across a wide variety of environments, build the automation and observability that keep them healthy, and respond to the critical production issues that affect some of the world's most impactful use cases.

Core Responsibilities

• Build software that automates the routine work of deploying and running production databases
• Participate in regular on‑call rotations
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and remediate stability and reliability issues in production database systems
• Participate in post‑incident reviews and take ownership of follow up actions
• Identify patterns across incidents, support tickets, and alerts, and translate those observations into proposals for systemic improvements to our fleet
• Manage and execute large‑scale migrations of the fleet of databases we run
• Partner with customer‑facing teams during incidents and when setting up new database installations
• Work with database engineering teams and infrastructure teams to build resilient and highly available database systems
• Continuously invest in documentation, metrics, monitors and other troubleshooting tools
• Hold the bar on engineering and operational standards through code reviews, design reviews, and feedback on operating procedures
• Build deep expertise and experience in production systems (Kubernetes, cloud environments, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, etc.) and share that knowledge amongst the team

What We Value

• Strong sense of ownership in ambiguous environments. You step in to drive important outcomes when lines of responsibility are unclear.
• Ability to collaborate and empathize under pressure. You stay calm and work effectively during high‑stakes incidents.
• Curiosity and motivation to learn. The systems and technologies you work on will change often, and you can quickly build the understanding to be effective through the changes.
• Ability to operate with autonomy in a rapidly changing environment where priorities shift.
• First‑principles thinking. You want to thoroughly understand the systems you work on rather than applying band‑aid fixes, and you ask questions to get there.
• Investment in the team around you. You share what you learn, give thoughtful feedback in reviews, and treat raising the team's overall capability as part of the job.

What We Require

• Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or similar field.
• Experience writing code a variety of programming languages such as Java, Python, and Go, as part of a past role or personal projects.
• Experience with cloud and orchestration technologies such as Kubernetes, Helm, AWS, GCP, Azure, and OpenShift.
• Experience with database technologies such as Cassandra, Elasticsearch and Kafka.
• A solid foundation in Linux and how distributed web services work.
• Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana and Prometheus.
• Strong written and verbal communication and the ability to iterate quickly with teammates and incorporate feedback.

Palantir is particularly interested in applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and we encourage Singapore citizens to apply.