Software Engineer - Apollo Platform

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 23 April 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Technology
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SKILLS

Docker Kubernetes Distributed Systems CI/CD Java Golang C++ Software Engineering

FULL DESCRIPTION

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.

Software Engineer - Apollo Platform

Are you excited about building world class platforms that power mission critical software at a huge scale? Apollo enables autonomous management and continuous deployment of software, wherever it is. We’re taking SAAS to where SAAS has not gone before: from on-premise, to various cloud providers, to disconnected environments (air-gapped), to strict accreditation frameworks including IL-5 and FedRAMP, and to the edge. You can read more about the problem Apollo was built to solve on our blog or watch our Apollo demo day.

As a Software Engineer on the Apollo platform you will build software at scale to transform how organisations around the world deploy software. You will be responsible for mission critical software powering deployment of software for both Palantir and its customers in the commercial and government space.

You have a curious mind, high bar for engineering quality and ability to work in a dynamic environment where the best idea wins. Apollo Software Engineers are involved throughout the product lifecycle. From idea generation, to design and prototyping, to execution, and shipping. As a Software Engineer, you'll collaborate closely with technical and non-technical counterparts to understand our customers' problems and build products that solve them.

Please note that this posting is open to all levels of experience.

Core Responsibilities

  • Build and maintain highly available systems responsible for orchestration of software deployment across hundreds of production environments
  • Engage and solve problems that customers need today with a tight feedback loop for what is important and what works
  • Working directly with other teams to solve problems that cross the team boundary
  • Debug complex issues and performance problems throughout the stack

What We Value

  • Some familiarity with containers (Docker) and orchestration (Kubernetes)
  • Experience developing and managing highly-available distributed systems
  • Demonstrated success building systems that meet requirements around monitoring, stability, and scalability
  • Experience building high-quality software in a fast-paced CI/CD development environment
  • High empathy for developer and operators workflows and productivity

What We Require

  • Experience in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Math, Physics or or similar field
  • Strong software developer with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages, such as Java, Golang, C++, or equivalent
  • Demonstrated ability to learn and work independently and make good decisions with minimal direction
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Great problem solving skills with ability to evolve complex systems
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