Hiring: Software Engineer - Mission Manager Company: Palantir Technologies Location: Washington, DC Job Posted Time: 2026-09-17 12:20:19 Employment Type: Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Java, Kubernetes, Microservices, PaaS, Security Clearance, Systems Design About the job Experience: •3+ years of professional software development experience •1+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems •1+ years of experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team Required Skills: •Work closely with forward deployed and customer engineers to understand product gaps and identify both short- and long-term product improvements and fixes •Engage with and internalize Palantir’s infrastructure strategy and the needs of our customer stakeholders •Deeply understand and leverage K8s primitives, the broader OSS ecosystem around K8s, and highly technical service lifecycle semantics to solve business critical problems at scale •Build and evolve the APIs through which in-house and customer software developers interact with K8s to satisfy their runtime needs, cleanly abstracting away the complex distributed systems powering them •Work closely with your team and stakeholders to enable sustainable and timely delivery of technical solutions to address business needs •Champion a long-term tech roadmap to reduce operational burden, ensure scalability, reduce risk, and strive for step-changes whenever possible •Clear and concise verbal and written communications •A focus on impact and an ability to articulate the value your work provides Compensation: •$135,000 - $200,000 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!