Palantir Technologies · 5 months ago
Software Engineer - Mission Manager
Washington, DC
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$135K/yr - $200K/yr
3+ years expPalantir Technologies is a world-changing company that builds leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. The role of Mission Manager involves enabling US Government customers to run software securely in sensitive environments, developing and scaling the Mission Manager offering, and building robust APIs powered by Kubernetes.
AnalyticsArtificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataEnterprise SoftwareSoftware
No H1B
U.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Work closely with forward deployed and customer engineers to understand product gaps and identify both short- and long-term product improvements and fixes
Engage with and internalize Palantir’s infrastructure strategy and the needs of our customer stakeholders
Deeply understand and leverage K8s primitives, the broader OSS ecosystem around K8s, and highly technical service lifecycle semantics to solve business critical problems at scale
Build and evolve the APIs through which in-house and customer software developers interact with K8s to satisfy their runtime needs, cleanly abstracting away the complex distributed systems powering them
Work closely with your team and stakeholders to enable sustainable and timely delivery of technical solutions to address business needs
Champion a long-term tech roadmap to reduce operational burden, ensure scalability, reduce risk, and strive for step-changes whenever possible
Qualification
Required
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
1+ years of experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
Strong coding skills in Go, Java, or equivalent
Experience designing, building, and operating high-scale observability or infrastructure systems
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Clear and concise verbal and written communications
A focus on impact and an ability to articulate the value your work provides
Confidence in troubleshooting complex systems issues independently using observability tools and service logs
Experience developing and managing highly-available distributed systems
Passion for designing thoughtful and robust APIs
Deep familiarity with K8s, and the broader ecosystem of software around K8s
Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
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 assistance
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 401k plan
Company
Palantir Technologies
Palantir Technologies is a software company that develops data analytics and data integration software solutions.
1001-5000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$3.03BKey Investors
ARK Investment ManagementSompo HoldingsGoldman Sachs
2023-08-31Post Ipo Equity· $10.08M
2021-08-13Post Ipo Equity· $28.78M
2020-09-30IPO
Leadership Team
David Glazer
Chief Financial Officer
Shyam Sankar
COO
Recent News
2026-01-22
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