Senior Software Engineer on Network Infrastructure · Palantir

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:54:43 GMT
Engineering

Palantir · London · $135,000 - $200,000/year · onsite

Join a team whose mission is to make a highly dynamic and intricate Kubernetes networking tech stack a pleasure to interact with, in addition to being legible, robust and secure.

As a Senior Software Engineer on Network Infrastructure, you will be working in one of the most technically challenging spaces at Palantir.

The Network Infrastructure team owns the tech responsible for north-south and east-west traffic flows across 100s of zero-trust K8s clusters running variable workloads.

In this role, you will be driving Palantir's infrastructure strategy while grappling with the needs of your team's diverse customer base, building the APIs through which both internal and external software developers interact with network infrastructure, deeply understanding and leveraging K8s networking primitives and the broader OSS ecosystem around K8s, and championing a long-term roadmap to reduce operational burden, ensure scalability, reduce risk, and strive for transformative impact.

Key responsibilities include:

Driving Palantir's infrastructure strategy while grappling with the needs of your team's diverse customer base

Building the APIs through which both internal and external software developers interact with network infrastructure

Deeply understanding and leveraging K8s networking primitives and the broader OSS ecosystem around K8s

Championing a long-term roadmap to reduce operational burden, ensure scalability, reduce risk, and strive for transformative impact

What We Value:

Clear and concise verbal and written communications with a focus on impact and ability to articulate the value your work provides

Ability to engage stakeholders and ensure timely delivery to address core business needs

Passion for designing thoughtful and robust APIs

Deep familiarity with K8s, and the broader ecosystem of software around K8s

Working knowledge of networking fundamentals, experience with CNIs or cloud networking infrastructure preferred

Experience designing, building, and operating high-scale observability or infrastructure systems

Strong coding skills in Go, Java, or equivalent

What We Require:

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

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent

Additional Information:

Salary: $135,000 - $200,000/year

Benefits: 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

Life at Palantir:

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. Learn more at Life at Palantir and 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.