Product Designer - US Government

The role

You will design the human experience of Palantir's software, from early product concepts to visual design and prototypes. You will work on data-driven platforms used by government, commercial and philanthropic partners.

What you will do

• Take part in every stage of design work, from early concepts to final visual design.
• Define high-level workflows and micro-interactions for features.
• Run informal user research using flexible methods.
• Prototype to communicate designs and validate decisions.
• Partner with product and forward deployed engineers to build out products.
• Lead design sprints for your product team.
• Create flexible, reusable UI components to keep the UX consistent.

Required qualifications

• Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.
• A portfolio showing at least one software interface design project.
• Experience with mockup and prototyping tools.
• An iterative design process: validate ideas early and respond to feedback.
• Ability to give and receive critiques.
• Ability to build relationships with engineers, PMs and other stakeholders and explain design rationale.
• Ability to communicate designs through mockups, prototypes and design specs.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and TypeScript. Expertise is not required, only enough to collaborate with engineers.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents, plus 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 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
• 401k plan

Before you apply

• Requires active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.
• If parts of your portfolio are password-protected, include the password under 'Additional Information' when applying.
• Palantir will never ask you to pay or share financial information during the interview process.

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, helping partners develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process.