Software Engineer - Apollo Systems

About 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.

Apollo is Palantir’s autonomous software management and deployment platform. It enables seamless, continuous delivery of mission‑critical software across a wide range of environments, including on‑prem, public cloud, disconnected networks, and highly regulated settings. As a Software Engineer on the Apollo team, you’ll build and operate a large‑scale distributed system to allow the remote operation and maintenance of Kubernetes clusters.

You’ll design and implement backup and restore solutions for Kubernetes, leveraging proprietary compression infrastructure tailored to Palantir’s deployment models. You’ll also build and optimize our container artifact store, which is based on the OCI (Open Container Initiative) distribution spec – the industry standard for storing and distributing container images and artifacts – and own the backbone of every environment Apollo supports.

• Build and maintain highly available systems responsible for orchestration of software deployment across hundreds of production environments
• Develop performance‑sensitive storage features and optimizations to store and serve Palantir products
• Engage and solve problems that customers need today with a tight feedback loop for what is important and what works
• Work directly with other teams to solve problems that cross the team boundary
• Debug complex issues and performance problems throughout the stack, including open source

• Strong proficiency in Golang, Java, or equivalent—hands‑on, code‑writing heavy position
• Familiarity with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) at scale
• Experience with hosted container registries such as Amazon ECR, Google Artifact Registry, or Azure Container Registry
• Familiarity with the OCI Distribution Spec and open‑source registry projects such as distribution/distribution and Harbor
• Experience designing, building, and operating high‑scale observability or infrastructure systems
• Experience building high‑quality software in a fast‑paced CI/CD environment
• High empathy for developer and operator workflows and productivity
• 4+ years of professional software development experience on core infrastructure with emphasis on operational excellence
• 2+ years of experience contributing to system design or architecture of new and existing systems
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Estimated range $145,000 – $200,000 per year. Compensation may include RSUs, a sign‑on bonus, and other incentives.

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Paid time off for employees and dependents
• Paid holidays and leave of absence program
• Paid leave for new parents
• Fertility and family building benefits
• 401(k) plan

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