Builds performant, scalable infrastructure including distributed systems, search/indexing, and container orchestration for Palantir's Foundry and Gotham platforms. Requires strong coding in backend languages like Java/Rust/Go and familiarity with data processing/storage systems.
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HybridBackend Engineering
About the role
Core Responsibilities
Building a performant search and indexing ecosystem for complex granularly permissioned data
Contributing to open-source data processing libraries, integrating the latest innovations to achieve performance gains
Building the distributed systems that power large scale compute workloads, orchestrating and efficiently scheduling hundreds of thousands of containers every hour
Designing architecture and opinionated APIs to keep application developers on the happy path
Tracing and performance observability in high scale distributed microservice architectures
Building reliable, performant, and scalable systems for storage, auth, or asset serving to enable other product teams to build robust applications without deep domain expertise in the underlying systems
Automating the deployment, management, and operations of complex distributed systems like Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka, and more across different environments
Technologies We Use
Different backend languages, including Java, Rust, and Go
Open-source technologies like Cassandra, ElasticSearch, Spark, Kafka, Kubernetes, Flink
Industry-standard build tooling, including Gradle and GitHub
What We Require
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.
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