Backend Software Engineer - Defense
Palantir · Dev
- Location
- Palo Alto, CA
- Metro
- San Francisco Bay Area
- Workplace
- On-site
- Level
- Unspecified
- Type
- Full-time
- Pay
- $135K–$200K/yr (estimated from posting text)
- Posted
- 20 months ago
- Source
- Lever
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PythonJavaGoRustC++KubernetesDockerKafkaSparkCassandraElasticsearch
What the posting covers
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…
The Role
Palantir's defense product vertical builds mission-critical products for the modern warfighter. We provide a complete ecosystem where customers can securely integrate and visualize their data, and build sophisticated, full-fledged programs such as common…
The Role
Our Product Development organization is made up of small teams of Software Engineers. Each team focuses on a specific aspect of a product and work collaboratively to build cross functional capabilities, streamline user workflows and continuously improve our…
Some examples of product work you could work on are
Build for high-scale, collaborative, geospatial workflows (Gaia) Design sophisticated frameworks to enable complex workflows across applications in a single workspace Develop the next generation of real-time collaborative tooling and data-analysis solutions…
Core Responsibilities
Architecting, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend services that underpin our our operational data and AI systems Maintaining high coding standards through the development of guidelines, active participation in code reviews, and…
Technologies We Use
Different backend languages, including Java, Rust, Python and Go Distributed systems technologies such as Kafka, Cassandra, Elasticsearch and Spark Docker and Kubernetes for containerization and orchestration Industry-standard build tooling, including Gradle…
What We Value
A deep understanding of server-side logic, efficient data handling, and distributed systems Strong focus on creating user-oriented workflows and solutions, crossing product boundaries to deliver cohesive and solid user workflows that ensure a seamless and…
What We Require
Experience in designing and developing features and improvements, as well as supporting and maintaining, live backend systems In-depth understanding of data structures, system architecture, API development for microservices frameworks, distributed systems and…
Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $135,000 - $200,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation…
Benefits
Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance Commuter benefits Relocation…
Life at Palantir
We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests, from your first interview to your longterm growth, rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs…
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