Senior Software Engineer

Senior Software Engineer - Observability

Palantir Technologies

Location:
United States , New York

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

135000.00 - 200000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be directly responsible for Palantir’s observability platform. This includes everything from log/metric/trace ingestion and processing, monitoring and alerting solutions, and all other workflows on top of the observability data. This role will have a direct impact on Palantir’s ability to scale our engineering efforts through these investments. You have a deep systems background and value technical excellence, and consistently raise the bar for your team’s technical execution. You know how to balance providing value to your users while building defensive systems that are operationally sound and easy to maintain.

Job Responsibility:

Partner with our extended leadership team to set and define a technical strategy for your team aligned with the wider team strategy
Build and champion a long-term tech roadmap to reduce operational burden, ensure scalability, reduce risk, and guide your team towards step-changes whenever possible
Be technically involved and engage in substantive discussion when reviewing technical roadmaps and project implementation with the team
Work closely with teammates and stakeholders to enable sustainable and timely delivery of technical solutions to address business needs
Facilitate partnerships between engineering teams and operators to build innovative products that help Palantir scale
Act as a multiplier for other engineers on the team. Define where the technical bar should be, and help engineers achieve it. Lead engineers and accelerate their growth by providing thoughtful feedback, technical mentorship, and effectively manage performance
Foster a non-hierarchical exchange of ideas
valuing the idea rather than the individual who communicates it

Requirements:

5+ years of professional software development experience
2+ 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
Strong coding skills in Go, Java, or equivalent
Experience designing, building, and operating high-scale observability or infrastructure systems
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent
Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance

What we offer:

Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
Commuter benefits
Relocation assistance
Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401k plan

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Hybrid work

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