# Backend Software Engineer - Infrastructure, Foundations
**Company:** [Palantir](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/palantir)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Skills:** Java, Rust, Go, Cassandra, Elasticsearch, Kafka, Kubernetes, Spark, Flink, Gradle, Python, C++
**Posted:** 2024-02-20
> 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.
## Job Description
## 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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