Kubernetes Infra Engineer — Large‑Scale Distributed Systems

Palantir Technologies; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 145,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Voluntary life insurance

Paid time off based on needs

10 paid holidays per year

401(k) plan participation

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Palantir Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer for the Apollo team in Seattle, WA. In this role, you will design and maintain distributed systems facilitating mission-critical software deployment. Responsibilities include optimizing container stores and collaborating with stakeholders, requiring systems programming experience in Go or Java, expertise in Kubernetes, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. The estimated salary range is $145,000 - $200,000, plus benefits such as medical insurance, paid time off, and 401(k) plan participation.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional software development experience focused on core infrastructure.
• 2+ years contributing to system design or architecture of new and existing systems.
• Strong focus on operational excellence and reliability.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain systems for orchestrating software deployment.
• Develop performance-sensitive storage features for Palantir products.
• Solve customer problems with a tight feedback loop.
• Collaborate with other teams to resolve cross-boundary issues.
• Debug complex issues and performance problems.

Skills

Systems programming experience with Go or Java

Familiarity with containers (Docker)

Orchestration (Kubernetes) at scale

Experience with hosted container registries

Designing high-scale observability systems

CI/CD environment experience

Empathy for developer/operator workflows

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Job description

Palantir Technologies is seeking a Software Engineer for the Apollo team in Seattle, WA. In this role, you will design and maintain distributed systems facilitating mission-critical software deployment. Responsibilities include optimizing container stores and collaborating with stakeholders, requiring systems programming experience in Go or Java, expertise in Kubernetes, and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science. The estimated salary range is $145,000 - $200,000, plus benefits such as medical insurance, paid time off, and 401(k) plan participation.