Senior Software Engineer, Substrate

Palantir; Washington; On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Palantir is seeking a Senior Software Engineer for Substrate to design and build Palantir’s managed Kubernetes offerings across on‑prem and cloud environments. You will bootstrap and operate hundreds of K8s clusters with minimal manual steps and contribute to CNCF components.

The role emphasizes scale, security, and reliability, with a focus on automation and self‑healing systems. If Kubernetes and infrastructure at scale excite you, this is the right role at Palantir.

Qualifications

• Senior software engineer with focus on Kubernetes infrastructure and production-grade systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and build Palantir’s managed Kubernetes offerings across on-prem and cloud environments.
• Bootstrap and operate hundreds of K8s clusters with minimal manual steps; automate operations.
• Ensure scale, security, and reliability across hosting environments; contribute to CNCF components.

Skills

Kubernetes

Cloud platforms

Distributed systems

Infrastructure automation

Tools

Kubernetes

Cloud infra

Job description

A World-Changing Company

Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.

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.