# Product Designer - US Government

**Company:** [Palantir](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/palantir)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Product Design
**Skills:** Figma, Sketch, Framer, Principle, Invision, HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, User Research
**Posted:** 2025-04-03

> Designs user interfaces for government-focused software products, handling interaction/visual design, user research, prototyping, and engineer collaboration. Requires US security clearance eligibility and a portfolio of software interface projects.

## Job Description

## Core Responsibilities

- **Interaction and visual design**: Involved at every stage, from defining early product concepts to high-level workflows, micro-interactions, and crisp visual design. Experience with mockup/prototyping tools: **Sketch**, **Framer**, **Principle**, **Figma**, **Invision**.

- **User research**: Conduct informal research, flexible with processes/methodologies. Visit customer offices for interviews, use qualitative methods (scripted usability tests, contextual inquiry) paired with quantitative metrics.

- **Prototyping**: Use **Principle**, **Framer**, or other methods to communicate and validate designs.

- **Partnering with engineers**: Collaborate closely with product and forward deployed engineers to prototype and build products.

- **Awareness of frontend technologies**: Familiarity with **HTML**, **CSS**, **JavaScript**, **TypeScript** to collaborate effectively.

## What We Value

- Iterative design process: Validate ideas early, seek/respond to feedback, prioritize collaboration.

- Collaboration and communication: Build relationships, convey rationale via mockups, prototypes, design specs.

- Thoughtful work: Design informed by engineering/business considerations.

- Dedication to users: Empower diverse users in government, commercial, philanthropic contexts.

## What We Require

- Active US Security clearance or eligibility/willingness to obtain.

- Portfolio with at least one software interface design project.

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