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
As a Senior Software Engineer on Network Infrastructure you will be joining a team whose mission is to make a highly dynamic and intricate Kubernetes networking tech stack a pleasure to interact with, in addition to being legible, robust and secure.
The Network Infrastructure team owns the tech responsible for north-south and east-west traffic flows across 100s of zero-trust K8s clusters running variable workloads. The team solves the novel technical challenges emergent at the intersection of scale, usability and security: enabling dynamic control over ephemeral infrastructure (10s of thousands of firewall rules targeting 1000s of short-lived pods) across multiple compliance regimes, using CNCF tools like envoy, cilium with K8s controllers to operate them. In this role, you will be working in one of the most technically challenging spaces at Palantir.
Core Responsibilities
Drive Palantir's infrastructure strategy while grappling with the needs of your team's diverse customer base
Build the APIs through which both internal and external software developers interact with network infrastructure
Deeply understand and leverage K8s networking primitives and the broader OSS ecosystem around K8s
Champion a long-term roadmap to reduce operational burden, ensure scalability, reduce risk, and strive for transformative impact
What We Value
Clear and concise verbal and written communications with a focus on impact and ability to articulate the value your work provides
Ability to engage stakeholders and ensure timely delivery to address core business needs
Passion for designing thoughtful and robust APIs
Deep familiarity with K8s, and the broader ecosystem of software around K8s
Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, experience with CNIs or cloud networking infrastructure preferred
Experience designing, building, and operating high-scale observability or infrastructure systems
Strong coding skills in Go, Java, or equivalent
What We Require
3+ years of professional software development experience
1+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians' lives. We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them. The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.
Benefits
Employees (and their families) are eligible to enroll in: medical, dental, and vision insurance, life and disability coverage
Paid leave for new parents and emergency back-up care for all parents
Family planning support, including fertility, adoption, and surrogacy assistance
Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
Commuter benefits
Relocation assistance
Unlimited paid time off
2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year
12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Generous unlimited sick leave policy
Employees are able to enroll in our company's 401k plan
Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $125,000 - $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 for this position will be determined by candidate's relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This