Product Reliability Engineer - Defense

A Product Reliability Engineer at Palantir takes ownership of the health, performance, and stability of services that power services at Palantir. They will tackle critical issues for key customers, introduce observability into complex systems, address tech debt in essential codebases, and inform strategic investments in core products.

Core Responsibilities:

• Continuously invest in documentation, metrics, monitors, and other troubleshooting tools

• Participate in on-call rotations during business hours and occasional weekends

• Diagnose, resolve, and prevent issues encountered in the field

• Improve observability by refactoring codepaths and introducing telemetry

• Identify and implement data-driven opportunities for improved service resilience

• Develop strategic opinions on stability investments and inform the vision for long-term product stability

What We Value:

• Comfortable with and curious about large-scale production systems and technologies

• Confidence in troubleshooting complex issues independently using observability tools and stack traces

• Familiarity with monitoring tools such as Prometheus and health checks

• Experience coding with Java, Go, and/or web technologies

• Track record of identifying bugs in codebases and contributing fixes leading to long-term service stability

• Demonstrated ability making data-driven decisions and engaging with stakeholders on strategy

Requirements:

• Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or similar field

• Ability to work with a high degree of ownership and a strong sense of urgency in a dynamic environment

• Experience producing code in backend languages such as Java, as part of a past role or personal projects

• Familiarity with storage and data processing systems and cloud infrastructure

• Strong written and verbal communication and ability to iterate quickly with teammates and incorporate feedback

• Eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance