Palantir
Software Engineer - Hosted Model Infrastructure
New York, NY · Mid
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$20,589 more — $165,589 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $165,589 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
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About the role
- We are a software engineering team with expertise in enabling ML models in production.
- Our customers rely on us for frontier AI capabilities running on hardware they control, often with constrained GPU resources and limited direct access.
- Rising to that challenge and meeting those expectations is what Palantir's excels at.
Responsibilities
- You will own services end-to-end, and work across the full stack, from inference engines, GPU scheduling to deployment pipelines, observability, and integration with Palantir's platform.
- The goal is to deliver new models and capabilities quickly and continuously.
- High empathy for customer needs and drive to deliver reliable, easy-to-use models
- 4+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
Requirements
- Ability to work effectively across multiple languages and layers of the stack, from backend services and ML tooling to container orchestration and deployment configuration
- Curiosity about emerging AI capabilities and the ability to quickly evaluate and integrate new models and technologies as the landscape evolves
- Strong coding skills with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages, such as Java, C++, Python, Rust, or similar languages.
- Familiarity with the Python ML ecosystem is valuable.
- Experience with containers, Kubernetes, and deploying backend services in production environments
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to iterate quickly with teammates, incorporating feedback and holding a high bar for quality
Nice to have
- and the potential future value of any long-term incentives.
Skills
- Strong debugging skills and motivation to trace problems from application code through containers, orchestration, and hardware
- The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.
Compensation
- Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives.
- Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual's relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors.
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
Company info
- The Role We are a software engineering team with expertise in enabling ML models in production.
- Join us if you want to solve problems at the intersection of infrastructure and machine learning that directly enable critical customers.
- We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them.
Visa & Work Authorization
- Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance is beneficial, but not necessary
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