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Devops Engineer Own and evolve Palantir's internal compute platform and tooling for reliability

Location: New York

Compensation: $135,000 - 200,000 USD / year

Job Tags: Software

About The Role Join Palantir

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 member of the Compute Tools team, you'll design and build the systems that enable Palantirians to succeed. You'll be the expert and owner of our internal platforms, helping to leverage a combination of Palantir's own products and open source tools to provide stable and flexible services for a constantly evolving set of use cases. We're responsible for making architectural decisions that enable sustainable operations in light of that evolving usage.

Core Responsibilities

• Apply modern engineering practices to improve the maintainability, reliability, and utility of Palantir's internal compute infrastructure.
• Drive build‑vs‑buy decisions and partner with vendors to integrate external technologies into our platform.
• Collaborate with other teams to understand emerging needs and deliver solutions that help users succeed.
• Participate in the on‑call rotation for high‑severity incidents affecting critical systems.
• Research and evaluate new technologies to identify where our infrastructure can improve.

What We Value

• Systems programming experience with strong proficiency in Go, Python, or Rust.
• Deep familiarity with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes).
• Experience working with a cloud provider (AWS/Azure/GCE), or sysadmin/SRE experience in data centers.
• Up to date with modern industry practices and open‑source advancements.
• Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, cloud platforms, and on‑prem infrastructure.
• Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and system reliability principles.
• Willingness and eligibility to obtain a U.S. security clearance.

What We Require

• 3+ years of professional software development experience on core infrastructure with emphasis on operational excellence.
• 2+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture of new and existing systems.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $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 for this position will be determined by each individual's relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign‑on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long‑term incentives.

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.
• Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based.
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs).
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events.
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back‑up care for all parents.
• Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation.
• Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child.
• Employees can enroll in Palantir's 401(k) plan.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.