Description
A Software Engineer on the Apollo team will build and operate a large-scale distributed system to allow the remote operation and maintenance of Kubernetes clusters. The mission is to extract the entire state of a cluster into a portable, high-performance artifact within minutes, enabling full and almost instant cluster reconstruction from the ground up,all while pushing the limits of speed, reliability, and scale.
As a Software Engineer on the Apollo team, you'll own the full development lifecycle,from idea generation and design, through implementation, to operation and support,while collaborating closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver robust, impactful infrastructure.
The usage of AI tools (Claude Code/Codex/Copilot) is highly encouraged!
Core Responsibilities
- 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
- Working directly with other teams to solve problems that cross the team boundary
- Debug complex issues and performance problems throughout the stack, including open source
What We Value
- Systems programming experience with strong proficiency in golang, Java or equivalent
- Some familiarity with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes) at scale
- Experience working with hosted container registries such as Amazon Elastic Container Registry (ECR), Google Artifact Registry, or Azure Container Registry (ACR) is highly desirable
- Familiarity with the OCI Distribution Spec and open source registry projects (e.g., distribution/distribution,Harbor)
- Experience designing, building, and operating high-scale observability or infrastructure systems
- Experience building high-quality software in a fast-paced CI/CD development environment
- High empathy for developer and operators workflows and productivity
What We Require
- 4+ 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 (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent