Software Engineer - Core Interfaces

The role

You will build cross-application frontend frameworks that let Palantir's applications work together in real time. The work covers low-level web APIs and high-level UX decisions, plus an Electron application.

What you will do

• Work on cross-application frameworks end-to-end, from low-level implementation to high-level UX decisions
• Build real-time communication between applications using web APIs such as Broadcast Channels, Service Workers and Local Storage
• Help develop an Electron application using Electron-specific capabilities such as the IPC API
• Design ergonomic, portable APIs that any application can adopt
• Design cross-app user interactions that feel native and intuitive
• Build relationships across teams and learn different codebases and architectural patterns

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of frontend software engineering experience
• Strong frontend coding skills, including proficiency in JavaScript and an understanding of how web technologies work
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent understanding of algorithms, performance and systems design
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
• Passion for collaborating across teams and quickly ramping up on unfamiliar codebases
• Creative problem-solving skills and excitement about designing novel user interactions
• Experience building high-quality software in a fast-paced CI/CD development environment
• Ability to ramp up quickly and autonomously, learn continuously, work independently and make decisions with minimal supervision
• Drive to unlock and improve user workflows while maintaining engineering quality

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
• Voluntary life insurance
• Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance, automatically covered
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Leave of absence program including military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
• Fertility and family building benefits, including adoption, surrogacy and preservation
• Stipend for expenses that come with a new child

Before you apply

• Eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance are required
• Palantir will never ask you to submit a payment or share financial information during interviews

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations. Its platforms help partners develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children.