Palantir is hiring Infrastructure Quality Engineers in Palo Alto, CA.
Palantir Infrastructure Quality Engineers work on cross-functional product teams to ensure a successful, high quality product release.  We are looking for energetic, highly motivated, and detail-oriented engineers with strong software skills to fill this role.  As an Infrastructure Quality Engineer at Palantir, you will play a critical role in defining Palantir’s world-class information analysis platform.  You will accomplish this by drawing on your superb engineering ability to solve complex software problems.  You will figure out how to assess the server architecture of each release of Palantir’s platform to ensure that it operates flawlessly.  You will be responsible for designing software tests based both on expected uses and functional requirements; validating functionality; finding, filing, verifying, and solving issues and defects; and providing extensive input to the software development process.  This is an opportunity to join a fast growing start-up and be a critical member on cross-functional product teams building disruptive technology.
Responsibilities
Review and critique software specifications
Design and execute test cases using functional requirements
Develop scripts to automate and validate functionality
Find and file defects; verify fixed deficiencies
Debug software/server issues
Write scripts to generate large data sets for scale testing
Maintain and administer robust enterprise software deployments
Work with developers to ensure a successful, high-quality release
Requirements
BS/MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent
Double major in Finance, Mathematics, or Physics is a plus
Strong experience with Linux; specifically, the ability to diagnose software issues on a server environment
Strong shell scripting, Python or Perl
Firm grasp of back-end QA methodologies with a focus on scale performance
Oracle, Postgres and/or other (SQL) database knowledge
Systems administration experience highly desired
Ability to work in a fast-moving environment with ad-hoc objectives
Excellent teamwork, independent decision making, and written/verbal communication skills
Analytical thinking, creative problem solving, trouble shooting, and attention-to-detail a must
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