Product Designer, New Grad - US Government

The role

You will design the human experience of using Palantir software. Work covers interaction and visual design, user research with customers, and close collaboration with engineers and product managers.

What you will do

• Design interactions and visuals at every stage, from early concepts to final visual design
• Design and prototype in tools such as Figma
• Conduct user research, including usability tests, contextual inquiry and interviews at customer offices
• Combine qualitative research with product and usage metrics
• Collaborate closely with product and forward deployed engineers to build designs
• Lead design sprints for your product team
• Create flexible, reusable UI components

Required qualifications

• Must be planning on graduating in 2027
• Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
• A portfolio demonstrating at least one software interface design project; password-protected portfolio parts need the password under 'Additional Questions'
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• High empathy and dedication to the user
• An iterative design process with willingness to give and receive critiques
• Willingness to learn and make decisions independently

Nice to have

• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, Javascript and Typescript

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 at the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
• 10 paid holidays
• Leave of absence program including military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care
• Fertility and family building benefits including adoption, surrogacy and preservation
• Stipend for expenses with a new child, and a 401k plan

Before you apply

• An active US Security clearance or eligibility, and willingness to obtain one, is required
• Palantir will never ask you to submit payment or share financial information during interviews

About the company

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