Software Engineer - Defense Applications
Frontend engineer building defense applications on Palantir's Foundry and AIP platforms. Owns user-facing features, works directly with customers, and leverages React, Maplibre, Three.js, and Redux to deliver mission-critical tools for the US military.
About the job
Core Responsibilities
- Own user-facing feature additions or enhancements end-to-end
- Work hands-on with customers and forward-deployed engineers to design solutions that deliver rapid value
- Handle shorter project cycles with high individual ownership and flexibility
- Transition quickly from mentee to mentor, building expertise in specific applications and features
- Teach and learn continuously as part of Palantir’s engineering culture
- Form strong convictions quickly while remaining open to revising opinions with new data
What We Value
- Autodidacticism and continuous learning
- Collaboration in small teams solving hard problems
- Creativity and problem solving without rigid blueprints
- Dependability and proactive ownership of outcomes
Requirements
- 2+ years of frontend software engineering experience
- Strong frontend coding skills with proficiency in JavaScript and understanding of web technologies
- 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
Tech Stack
- React for standard DOM rendering
- Maplibre and/or Three.js for geospatial and 3D rendering
- Redux (various flavors) for state management
- Conjure for API management
- OSDK for interaction with the Foundry platform
- In-house libraries for cross-app messaging, live data streaming, and classification-based access control
Skills
JavaScript, React, Redux, Maplibre, Three.Js, Frontend Engineering, Web Technologies, Api Management
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