Database Operations Specialist

2 weeks ago

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Palantir Technologies Full time
Job Summary

A World-Changing Company
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 achieve their goals and make a positive impact.

The Role
We're looking for a Database Operations Specialist who can help our team scale, maintain, operate, and modernize the databases behind Palantir's products. This person will work closely with engineers to design sensible, scalable systems and to diagnose, resolve, and prevent production issues. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of database operations, cloud infrastructure, and system reliability.

Key Responsibilities
  • Build expertise on pre-existing systems and their life cycles, and how to improve the long-term reliability and scalability of Palantir's services.
  • Modify core services and infrastructure to improve stability and performance.
  • Participate in operations, including on-call rotations during business hours and occasional weekends. Troubleshoot and debug availability and latency of Palantir's databases and their clients.
  • Modernize the fleet by migrating infrastructure, upgrading major versions, and right-sizing to optimize cost and performance.


What We Value
  • Confidence in troubleshooting complex issues independently using observability tools and stack traces.
  • Ability to identify and remove toil.
  • Comfortable with and curious about large scale production systems and technologies.
  • Ability to work with a high level of autonomy and responsibility in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users.


What We Require
  • Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or similar field.
  • Familiarity with storage and data processing systems, cloud infrastructure, and other technical tools.
  • Familiarity with monitoring systems using tools like Prometheus and writing health checks.

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