Backend Engineer - Mission-Critical Defense Platforms

Palantir; Palo Alto (CA); Sur place; USD 135 000 - 200 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Relocation assistance

Commuter benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off and holidays

Résumé du poste

Palantir is looking for a Backend Software Engineer in the Defense area to build and maintain high-performance backend services for the defense platform, based in Palo Alto. You will work across the full product lifecycle, collaborating with engineers and non-technical stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure software that supports mission-critical operations.

The role emphasizes designing robust APIs, optimizing performance, and contributing to cross-functional teams in a fast-paced CI/CD

Qualifications

• Experience designing and maintaining live backend systems.
• Strong knowledge of data structures and distributed systems.
• Engineering degree in CS/Math/SE/Physics or equivalent.

Responsabilités

• Architecting, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend services.
• Maintain coding standards and participate in code reviews.
• Build robust APIs and integrate with front-end and external systems.
• Design efficient data structures for large-scale data.
• Optimize applications for speed and scalability through performance analysis.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve user workflows.

Connaissances

Java

C++

Python

Rust

Go

Formation

Engineering degree in Computer Science, Math, SE or Physics

Outils

Kafka

Cassandra

Elasticsearch

Spark

Docker

Kubernetes

Gradle

GitHub

Description du poste

Palantir is looking for a Backend Software Engineer in the Defense area to build and maintain high-performance backend services for the defense platform, based in Palo Alto. You will work across the full product lifecycle, collaborating with engineers and non-technical stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure software that supports mission-critical operations.

The role emphasizes designing robust APIs, optimizing performance, and contributing to cross-functional teams in a fast-paced CI/CD