Software Engineer - Applied AI, Defense Applications

The role

You will design and build AI agents that help defense and intelligence users investigate complex questions, analyze operational data, and produce actionable work. You will own features from early experimentation through production and work directly with users, designers and engineers.

What you will do

• Design and build AI agents that help defense and intelligence users investigate questions, analyze operational data, develop plans and produce actionable work
• Improve agent experience through data-driven evals across memory, tool and skill design, context management and fine-tuning
• Improve user workflows with cross-functional teams for a cohesive user experience
• Build interfaces that let users direct agents, follow progress, inspect evidence, review proposed actions and refine results
• Own features from early experimentation through production deployment
• Optimize applications for speed and scalability through performance analysis on high-scale, complex data

Required qualifications

• Experience coding in languages such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript or similar
• Strong software engineering skills and experience delivering production applications
• Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript
• Background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or a similar field
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to iterate quickly with teammates
• Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance

Nice to have

• Experience building applications with LLMs, including tool design, context management, agent workflows or evaluation
• Curiosity about emerging AI capabilities and judgment about where they solve real user problems

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, with 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 at 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

• Active US Security clearance or eligibility is required, or willingness to obtain one

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations used by partners in areas such as drug development, supply chain forecasting and locating missing children. Its Defense Applied AI product team builds tools for the modern warfighter.