Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure

🕒 July 4, 2025

🏢🏡 New York City – Hybrid

💵 $135k - $200k / year

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

🔙 Backend Engineer

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Palantir Technologies

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2003

🤖 Artificial Intelligence

🏛️ Government

🏢 Enterprise

💰 $28.8M Post-IPO Equity on 2021-08

Artificial Intelligence • Government • Enterprise

Palantir Technologies is a public American software company that specializes in big data analytics. The company was founded in 2003 and provides platforms for integrating, managing, and analyzing data, particularly for government and commercial clients. Palantir is known for its two primary software offerings: Palantir Gotham, used primarily for counter-terrorism by the United States Intelligence Community and United States Department of Defense, and Palantir Foundry, which is used by corporate clients. It is a pivotal player in the field of data analytics and has been involved in projects related to defense, intelligence, law enforcement, and financial services.

📋 Description

• Backend Software Engineers at Palantir build software at scale to transform how organizations use data. • Collaborate closely with technical and non-technical teammates to understand our customers' problems and build products that solve them. • Work autonomously and make decisions independently, within a community that will support and challenge you. • Contribute high-quality code to underpin Palantir Foundry and Gotham with performant, secure, and scalable building blocks. • Develop reliable, performant, and scalable systems, and design robust APIs and primitives. • Participate in Frontline program for embedded customer insight and impactful solutions.

🎯 Requirements

• Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or similar field. • Strong coding skills with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages, such as Java, C++, Python, Rust, or similar languages. • Familiarity with storage and data processing systems, cloud infrastructure, and other technical tools. • Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to iterate quickly with teammates, incorporating feedback and holding a high bar for quality.

🏖️ 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