Palantir
Software Engineer - Apollo Systems
About this role
Join Palantir's Apollo team to build distributed systems for autonomous software deployment across diverse environments. You'll design backup/restore solutions for Kubernetes clusters and optimize container artifact storage, enabling rapid cluster reconstruction while maintaining reliability at scale.
What you'll do
- Design and implement backup and restore solutions for Kubernetes clusters
- Build and optimize container artifact storage systems based on OCI standards
- Develop distributed systems for remote cluster operation and maintenance
- Leverage proprietary compression infrastructure for Palantir deployment models
- Own full development lifecycle from design through operation and support
- Collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders on infrastructure solutions
What they're looking for
- Kubernetes and container technologies
- Distributed systems design
- OCI and Docker expertise
- Storage systems and optimization
- Low-level performance optimization
- Cloud infrastructure (on-prem, public cloud, air-gapped networks)
- Software deployment and DevOps
- System architecture and design
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Palantir
Palantir builds data platforms and software solutions that help government and enterprise customers tackle complex operational challenges, with a focus on responsible AI governance and privacy. The company is hiring software engineers and interns for forward-deployed customer roles, infrastructure and platform teams, and specialized privacy and civil liberties engineering positions.
- Website
- palantir.com
Likely interview questions
- Tell us about your experience with Kubernetes and container orchestration. Have you worked on backup/restore solutions or cluster management systems?
- Describe a time you optimized a distributed system for performance. What metrics mattered most and how did you approach the problem?