Web Application Developer - Defense

The role

You will build the web applications that defense organizations use every day, with a focus on frontend work. You will design interfaces for data-heavy workflows that non-technical users can use, and you will work with customers and backend engineers.

What you will do

• Build interfaces for high-scale, collaborative geospatial workflows.
• Design frameworks that let complex workflows run across applications in one workspace.
• Develop real-time collaborative tools and data-analysis solutions.
• Talk to users to understand their needs and find product gaps.
• Scope technical solutions and find an incremental path to shipping features.
• Own the APIs and schemas that power frontend code, working with backend engineers.
• Take part in the full product lifecycle, from idea and design to shipping.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of frontend software engineering experience.
• Strong frontend coding skills, with proficiency in JavaScript and an understanding of how web technologies work.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a 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.
• Ability to work in teams of technical and non-technical people.
• Experience building high-quality software in a fast-paced CI/CD environment.
• Ability to learn continuously, work independently and make decisions with minimal supervision.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• Voluntary life insurance.
• Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance, covered automatically.
• 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

• You must be eligible for and willing to obtain a US Security clearance.

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations. Its platforms are used by partners in areas such as drug development, supply chain forecasting and locating missing children.