Distributed Systems Engineer — Kubernetes & OCI (Apollo)

Palantir; New York (NY); On-site; USD 145,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off for employees and dependents

401(k) plan

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Palantir is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Apollo team in New York City. The role focuses on building and maintaining high-scale distributed systems for Kubernetes operations and optimization. As an engineer, you will design backup solutions, enhance storage features, and tackle complex performance challenges.

The ideal candidate has strong coding skills in Golang or Java and experience in containerized environments. This position offers a competitive salary range of $145,000 – $200,000 annually, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance and 401(k) plans.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience on core infrastructure.
• 2+ years of experience contributing to system design or architecture.
• Hands-on experience in code writing for software development.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain systems for software deployment across production environments.
• Develop performance-sensitive storage features for products.
• Engage with customers to solve problems efficiently.

Skills

Proficiency in Golang

Proficiency in Java

Familiarity with Docker

Familiarity with Kubernetes

Experience with Amazon ECR

Experience with Google Artifact Registry

Experience with Azure Container Registry

High empathy for developer workflows

Experience in CI/CD environments

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Kubernetes

Docker

Open Container Initiative (OCI)

Job description

Palantir is seeking a Software Engineer to join the Apollo team in New York City. The role focuses on building and maintaining high-scale distributed systems for Kubernetes operations and optimization. As an engineer, you will design backup solutions, enhance storage features, and tackle complex performance challenges.

The ideal candidate has strong coding skills in Golang or Java and experience in containerized environments. This position offers a competitive salary range of $145,000 – $200,000 annually, along with comprehensive benefits including health insurance and 401(k) plans.