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Palantir•20 days ago

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer

hybrid🇬🇧GBLondon, United Kingdomjunior

Recruiter Fit Breakdown & Candid Summary

1

This role is tailored for recent graduates with a strong engineering foundation who are comfortable working in high-stakes, client-facing environments.

2

Candidates must be prepared for on-call responsibilities and possess the ability to troubleshoot complex distributed systems independently.

3

Applicants must be eligible for UK Security clearance, which is a non-negotiable requirement for this government-focused position.

4

Those who prefer purely theoretical development or lack interest in production operations and on-call support should not apply.

Role Responsibilities

  • 1Handle support and operations including monitoring, alerting, and configuration management.
  • 2Deploy Palantir products at customer sites and manage infrastructure migrations.
  • 3Debug and optimize services with a focus on long-term reliability and scalability.
  • 4Automate manual workflows and runbooks to reduce operational overhead.
  • 5Provide technical troubleshooting for production issues and participate in an on-call rotation.
  • 6Develop infrastructure solutions within the Foundry and Apollo platforms.

Skills Matrix

Must-Have Skills

7 required
Programming proficiency(coding)
Java
Python
Go(golang)
JavaScript(js)
UK Security Clearance(security clearance)
Distributed Systems

Nice-to-Have Skills

4 preferred
Bash(shell scripting)
Observability tools(monitoring)
Configuration management
Load balancing
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Grounded Observations to Note

On-call requirement

"Participate in a support on-call schedule"

Security clearance dependency

"Active UK Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a UK Security clearance."

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