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Palantir
Palantir
Low-Level Software Engineer
About this role

Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.


The Role

Palantir is at the forefront of some of the most critical and challenging problems in the world. We develop alongside our customers everyday. Our customers span from the cloud to the frontline. As we adapt to solve their most pressing issues in latency and compute cost, we are building a team of software engineers relentlessly focussed on low-level optimization and novel compute architectures. This is a team of hackers optimizing everything from Palantir software at the far-edge to steaming pipelines lowering cloud compute cost.


This role requires an experienced software engineer who is well versed in low-level development in compiled languages such as Rust, C/C++ or Go. A successful candidate can optimize software in constrained embedded devices or across large-scale distributed systems. You should have strong knowledge of computer architecture and OS internals.


Core Responsibilities:

  • Develop high-performance software that can run in distributed systems at the edge and in the cloud.

  • Process high-bandwidth sensor and network data streams to provide real-time insights to customers.

  • Architect optimized software systems that are hardware-aware.

  • Interact directly with our customers to derive requirements.

What We Value:

  • Ability to independently decompose and solve ambiguous, complex problems alongside customers with minimal guidance

  • Deep knowledge of computer architecture and experience in hardware-software interfaces.

  • Basic Linux and IP networking knowledge

  • Experience in low-level software/algorithm development preferred (e.x. SIMD, GPU, FPGA).

What We Require:

  • 2+ years of software development experience

  • Strong coding and debugging skills in compiled languages (Rust, C/C++, etc.).

  • Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance.

. We need experienced software engineers who don't need hand-holding on SW Development Lifecycle basics, and know a bit about what we're looking to implement without explicit instruction
Salary
$100k - $250k
Equity
Market Competitive
Visa sponsorship not available
On-site work policy
Preference is availability to be in person in DC office at least a couple days a week, though we also have office locations in Palo Alto, Denver and NYC.
Full-time position
Location
Washington, DC, Palo Alto, CA, Denver, CO, New York City, New York
Tech stack
Rust, C/C++, Linux
About Palantir

At Palantir (NYSE: PLTR), we're helping the world's most important institutions use their data to solve their most urgent problems. Our software lets our customers integrate and analyze all of their data so they can answer questions that they couldn't before. From delivering disaster relief to building safer automobiles, we're honored to help make our partners better at their most important work.


Together with our customers, we're building the future of national security, healthcare, energy, finance, manufacturing, and more. And we need bright minds from around the world to help us.

Team size

4,000 people

Founded

2003

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Total Funding

A lot

Company locations

Washington, DC +1
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The team
About the team

We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests, from your first interview to your longterm growth, rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians’ lives is just one of the ways we’re investing in our community. Note that our offerings may vary by region.


In keeping consistent with Palantir’s values and culture, we believe employees are “better together” and in-person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore, we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week), allowing our employees to strike the right trade-off for their personal productivity. Based on business need, there are a few roles that allow for “Remote” work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles, you must work from the state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.

Tech stack
Rust, C/C++, Linux