Software Engineer - Edge

Palantir; Washington; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Palantir seeks a software engineer with deep experience in low-level development using Rust and C/C++. The role focuses on optimizing software for embedded devices and large-scale distributed systems, requiring strong knowledge of computer architecture and OS internals.

The candidate will work on far-edge software, streaming ETL pipelines, and inference platforms, balancing performance and reliability across distributed architectures.

Qualifications

• Experience in low-level development with Rust and C/C++.
• Ability to optimize software for constrained embedded devices or large-scale distributed systems.
• Strong knowledge of computer architecture and OS internals.

Responsibilities

• Develop and optimize software for far-edge devices and timing-critical applications.
• Contribute to streaming ETL pipelines and inference platforms within distributed systems.

Skills

Low-level development

Rust

C/C++

Embedded systems

Computer architecture

OS internals

Tools

Linux

GCC

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

Palantir is at the forefront of some of the most critical and challenging problems in the world. We develop alongside our customers everyday. Our customers span from the cloud to the frontline. As we adapt to solve their most pressing issues in latency, performance, and compute cost, we are building a team of software engineers relentlessly focused on low-level optimization and novel compute architectures. This is a team of developers creating software for the far-edge, including streaming ETL pipelines, inference platforms, and various timing critical applications.

This role requires an experienced software engineer who is well versed in low-level development in compiled, native languages such as Rust and C/C++. A successful candidate can optimize software for constrained embedded devices or across large-scale distributed systems. You should have strong knowledge of computer architecture and OS internals.