About the job
We are a software engineering team with expertise in enabling ML models in production. We deploy AI models to run in variety of environments: air-gapped government networks, forward-deployed defense environments, edge nodes, and enterprises with strict data sovereignty requirements. 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
Building high-performance model serving infrastructure that integrates with security models, hardware constraints, and different inference engines
Designing intelligent request handling including authentication, rate limiting, concurrency control, and audit logging for multi-tenant model access
Building and maintaining packaging and deployment pipelines enabling fast, secure, and reliable model rollouts across on-premises and air-gapped environments
Developing observability for production AI systems to enable easy service monitoring and fast incident triage and resolution
Debugging complex issues and performance problems throughout the stack, including open source inference engines, container runtimes, and GPU drivers, in environments you cannot always access directly
Designing and running testing and benchmarking infrastructure that validates model deployments across varying GPU hardware before they reach production
Working with product teams and customers to understand requirements, debug production issues, and deliver the models and capabilities they need
Integrating hosted model infrastructure with Palantir's deployment, configuration, and identity systems
Qualifications
Minimum
4+ years of professional software engineering experience building and operating production systems
Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or similar field
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
Preferred
Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance is beneficial, but not necessary