Application Developer

Is International Services - Kansas City, MO

Full-time

Kansas City, MO

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

As an Application Developer at IS International Services LLC, you will play a crucial role in the development and enhancement of web applications, particularly utilizing Palantir Foundry. Your responsibilities will include participating in user interviews to gather technical and customer needs, which will inform the development of front-end website architecture. You will design user interactions on web pages within the Palantir Foundry Workshop and develop back-end code logic that leverages semantic object linking through the Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder, Code Workbook, and Ontology Manager. In addition to coding, you will be responsible for creating servers, databases, and datasets to ensure the functionality of the applications. You will also monitor the health of data connections and pipelines, utilizing various technologies such as filesystem, JDBC, SFTP, and webhook. Security is paramount, and you will ensure that all applications conform to security protocols and handle sensitive data appropriately. Your role will also involve ensuring that web applications are responsive and optimized for mobile devices, overseeing projects from conception to completion while meeting both technical and customer needs. Staying updated on developments in web applications and programming languages will be essential to your success in this position. You will also have the opportunity to lead other engineers in developing features for your projects, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. This position requires a strong foundation in programming languages and coding principles, as well as a commitment to quality and detail in your work.

Responsibilities

• Participation in user interviews to understand technical and customer needs.
• Developing front end website architecture based on Palantir Foundry.
• Designing user interactions on web pages within Palantir Foundry Workshop.
• Developing back-end code logic that leverages semantic object linking within Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder, Code Workbook, and Ontology Manager.
• Creating servers, databases, and datasets for functionality as needed.
• Ensuring health of data connections and pipelines (utilizing filesystem, JDBC, SFTP, and webhook).
• Ensuring conformance with security protocols and markings on sensitive data sets.
• Ensuring responsiveness of web applications developed on low code/no code solutions.
• Ensuring cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
• Seeing through projects from conception to finished product.
• Meeting both technical and customer needs.
• Staying abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.
• Lead other engineers to develop features on your projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering or related field and 4 years of experience required.
• Strong knowledge in programming languages and coding principles and procedures.
• Strong knowledge in web development framework.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Effective written and oral communication skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PPT).
• Ability to obtain applicable certifications.

Nice-to-haves

• Palantir Foundry experience preferred.
• Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript preferred.
• Familiarity with JavaScript libraries such as Lodash, Math.js, Moment, Numeral, and es6-shim preferred.
• Proficiency with server-side languages for structured data processing; Python, PySpark, Java, Apache Spark, and SparkSQL preferred.
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and others preferred.
• Familiarity with analytical tools for business intelligence and data science such as Power BI, Jupyter, and R Studio preferred.
• Strong organizational and project management skills preferred.
• Team leadership experience preferred.