Web Application Developer - Defense

$135,000 - $200,000/Yr

Palantir Technologies - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Washington, DC

Publishing Industries

About the position

The Web Application Developer role at Palantir Technologies focuses on frontend engineering for defense products, where the developer will create applications that support mission-critical operations for military organizations. This position involves collaborating with users to understand their needs, designing user-friendly interfaces, and solving complex technical challenges to enhance data-driven decision-making in defense contexts.

Responsibilities

• Build for high-scale, collaborative, geospatial workflows (Gaia)
• Design sophisticated frameworks to enable complex workflows across applications in a single workspace
• Develop the next generation of real-time collaborative tooling and data-analysis solutions (Secure Collaboration)
• Involved throughout the product lifecycle - from idea generation, design, and prototyping to execution and shipping.

Requirements

• 2+ years of frontend software engineering experience
• Strong frontend coding skills with proficiency in JavaScript
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or 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

Nice-to-haves

• Experience building high-quality software in a fast-paced CI/CD development environment
• Ability to work optimally in teams of technical and non-technical individuals
• Skill and comfort working in a constantly evolving environment with dynamic objectives
• Proven ability to learn continuously and work independently

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Voluntary life insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• Take what you need paid time off
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• Supportive leave of absence program
• Paid leave for new parents
• Fertility and family building benefits
• Stipend for new child expenses
• 401(k) plan