Software Engineer - Frontend Developer Productivity

The role

You will build tools and infrastructure that help other developers build faster and better frontend applications. The work covers the frontend build system, shared infrastructure, a GraphQL API, and developer tooling inside the Frontend Infrastructure group.

What you will do

• Design tools and infrastructure that make it easy for developers to build performant applications.
• Identify the most pressing issues affecting frontend developers and advocate for solutions.
• Extend the Gradle-based build tooling to decrease build times as the monorepo grows.
• Support other developers by answering questions on Slack, documenting common workflows and issues, or giving internal tech talks.

Required qualifications

• 2+ years of software engineering experience.
• Strong coding skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, C++, Python, or a similar language.
• Strong problem solving skills and the ability to navigate complex systems.
• Familiarity with data structures, distributed systems and other technical tools.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Passion for helping other developers build better applications.
• Empathy for the impact of your changes on developer and end user workflows.
• Demonstrated ability to design solutions that balance complexity and maintenance cost against value.
• Eagerness to delve into the source code of open-source libraries to understand how they work or debug issues.
• Staying up to date with recent industry practices and open-source advancements.

Nice to have

• In-depth knowledge of web technologies and/or build systems.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance, for employees and eligible dependents
• 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 calendar 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 to help with expenses that come with a new child
• 401k plan

Before you apply

• Palantir is an Equal Opportunity Employer and will provide reasonable accommodation in the application and hiring process on request.
• You will never be asked to submit a payment or share financial information during the interview process.

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.