Backend Software Engineer - Defense

Palantir Technologies
New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 135,000 - 200,000 annuallyFunction: Software EngineeringSkills: ["Java","C++","Python","Rust","Go","Kafka","Cassandra","Elasticsearch","Spark","Docker","Kubernetes","Gradle","GitHub"]

Backend Software Engineer role focusing on designing and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend services for defense-focused data and AI systems. You’ll build robust APIs, work with microservices, optimize performance, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver cohesive user workflows in a fast-paced CI/CD environment.

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Palantir Technologies
Palantir Technologies
1 year ago

Backend Software Engineer - Defense

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Job Summary

Backend Software Engineer role focusing on designing and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend services for defense-focused data and AI systems. You’ll build robust APIs, work with microservices, optimize performance, and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver cohesive user workflows in a fast-paced CI/CD environment.
Location: New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Software Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Architecting, developing, and maintaining high-performance, scalable backend services that underpin our operational data and AI systems
  • •Maintaining high coding standards through development of guidelines, code reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing
  • •Building robust APIs for use by front-end developers and interfacing external systems, collaborating with front-end developers to integrate server-side logic
  • •Designing efficient data structures and algorithms to manage large-scale and high throughput data
  • •Optimizing applications for speed and scalability through performance analysis
  • •Actively improve user workflows by collaborating with cross-functional teams, ensuring seamless experiences across product boundaries

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 135,000 - 200,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVision401kRelocation

Key Requirements

  • •Experience in designing and developing features and improvements, as well as supporting and maintaining, live backend systems
  • •In-depth understanding of data structures, system architecture, API development for microservices frameworks, distributed systems and other backend-related concepts and best practices
  • •Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or similar field
  • •Strong coding skills with proficiency in Java, C++, Python, Rust, or similar languages
  • •Eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
Experience:DefenseBackendDistributed systems
Skills:JavaC++PythonRustGoKafkaCassandraElasticsearchSparkDockerKubernetesGradleGitHub
Tech Stack:JavaC++PythonRustGoKafkaCassandraElasticsearchSparkDockerKubernetesGradleGitHub

Eligibility

Security Clearance:US Security clearance ( Eligibility and willingness to obtain )

Company Brief

Palantir Technologies
Builds enterprise-scale data integration and analytics platforms (including Gotham and Foundry) that help government agencies and commercial organizations integrate, analyze, and operationalize large-scale data for intelligence, defense, healthcare, finance, and industrial use cases.
Industry: Data Infrastructure
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Revenue: USD 1B+
Growth: Public Company
Valuation: Public Company (Market Cap in USD)
Funding: IPO / Publicly Listed
Headquarters: Denver, United States
Founded: 2003
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