Hybrid Senior Software Engineer – Autonomous Systems

at Palantir Technologies

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer – Autonomous Systems
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $145,000 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Java, Python, Rust
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Seattle, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer developing state-of-the-art autonomous systems to protect installations from threats. Joining Palantir's mission with cutting-edge software for data-driven decisions.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize software for mission-critical autonomous systems using modern technologies and methodologies.
• Develop algorithms to process data from heterogeneous sensors for real-time state estimation and threat detection.
• Build AI-driven systems capable of assessing threats and rapidly making decisions to deploy responses to those threats.
• Develop integrations with a range of sensors, effectors, and autonomous platforms.
• Engineer scalable, reliable, and fail-safe systems capable of functioning in high-stakes environments.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams, including robotics experts, hardware engineers, and system integrators, to deliver integrated solutions.

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
• 2+ years of experience as a mentor, tech lead or leading an engineering team
• Strong proficiency in Rust, Python, or Java
• Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields
• Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance

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