# DevOps Engineer

**Company:** [Palantir](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/palantir)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** DevOps / SRE
**Experience:** 3+ years
**Skills:** Go, Python, Rust, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Azure, GCP, CI/CD, Distributed Systems
**Posted:** 2018-06-28

> Designs and builds internal compute infrastructure platforms using Palantir products and open-source tools. Requires 3+ years in software development on core infrastructure, expertise in Go/Python/Rust, containers, Kubernetes, and cloud providers.

## Job Description

## Core Responsibilities
- Apply modern engineering practices to improve the maintainability, reliability, and utility of Palantir's internal compute infrastructure.
- Drive build-vs-buy decisions and partner with vendors to integrate external technologies into our platform.
- Collaborate with other teams to understand emerging needs and deliver solutions that help users succeed.
- Participate in the on-call rotation for high-severity incidents affecting critical systems.
- Research and evaluate new technologies to identify where our infrastructure can improve.

## What We Value
- Systems programming experience with strong proficiency in **Go**, **Python**, or **Rust**.
- Deep familiarity with containers (**Docker**) and orchestration (**Kubernetes**).
- Experience working with a cloud provider (**AWS**/**Azure**/**GCE**), or sysadmin/SRE experience in data centers.
- Up to date with modern industry practices and open-source advancements.
- Solid understanding of distributed systems, APIs, cloud platforms, and onprem infrastructure.
- Hands-on experience with **CI/CD** pipelines, DevOps practices, and system reliability principles.

## What We Require
- 3+ 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.

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