Palantir builds the world's leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. The Apollo team is responsible for building and operating a large-scale distributed system to allow the remote operation and maintenance of Kubernetes clusters, enabling seamless, continuous delivery of mission-critical software across a vast range of environments.
Requirements
- 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
- 4+ years of professional software development experience on core infrastructure with emphasis on operational excellence
Responsibilities
- Build and operate a large-scale distributed system to allow the remote operation and maintenance of Kubernetes clusters.
- Design and implement backup and restore solutions for Kubernetes, leveraging proprietary compression infrastructure tailored to Palantir’s unique deployment models.
- 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.
- Own the backbone of every environment Apollo supports, from hyperscalers to Army trucks.
- Dive deep into storage formats and low-level optimizations, where milliseconds matter.
- Scale Palantir’s presence at the edge and solving tough distributed systems problems.
- Own the full development lifecycle—from idea generation and design, through implementation, to operation and support.
Other
- Collaborating closely with both technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver robust, impactful infrastructure.
- High empathy for developer and operators workflows and productivity
- 2+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests, from your first interview to your longterm growth, rather than rely on traditional career ladders.
- Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians’ lives is just one of the ways we’re investing in our community.
