Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government

Company: Palantir Technologies
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: June 25, 2022

Job Description:

A World-Changing CompanyAt Palantir, we're passionate about building software that solves problems. We partner with the most important institutions in the world to transform how they use data and technology. Our software has been used to stop terrorist attacks, discover new medicines, gain an edge in global financial markets, and more. If these types of projects excite you, we'd love for you to join us.The RoleForward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) understand our customers' greatest pain points and design end-to-end solutions to address them. FDSEs solicit constant feedback on their work from both customers and colleagues, improving our products over time with rapid iteration cycles.FDSEs deploy ground breaking technical solutions to solve our customers' hardest problems. Projects often start with a nebulous question like "Why are we losing customers?" or "How can we more effectively identify instances of money laundering?" FDSEs lead the way in developing a solution, from high-level system design and prototyping to application development and data integration. As an FDSE, you leverage everything around you: Palantir products, open source technologies, and anything you and your team can build to drive real impact.You work with customers around the globe, where you gain rare insight into the world's most important industries and institutions. We help our customers detect insider trading, improve disaster relief, fight healthcare fraud, and more. Each mission presents different challenges, from the regulatory environment to the nature of the data to the user population. You will work to accommodate all aspects of an environment to drive real technical outcomes for our customers.Whether you aspire to be an entrepreneur or an engineering leader, we believe Palantir is the best place - with the best colleagues - to learn how. You'll learn how to unpack a problem and understand the costs and consequences of its solution. You'll learn new technologies and languages, and even develop them yourself. You'll work autonomously and make decisions independently, within a community that will support and challenge you as you grow and develop.Technologies We UseCore Palantir products provide the foundations for our deployments.Custom applications built on top of core Palantir platforms.Postgres, Cassandra, Hadoop, and Spark for distributed data storage and parallel computing.Java and Groovy for our back-end applications and data integration tools.Typescript, React, Leaflet, and d3 for our web technologies.Python for data processing and analysis.Palantir cloud infrastructure based on AWS EC2 and S3.Our PrinciplesImpact: We take on meaningful and challenging projects that change the world for the better.Dedication: We see projects through from beginning to end in spite of obstacles we may encounter.Collaboration: We work internally with people from a variety of backgrounds - such as other FDSEs, product teams, and Deployment Strategists. We also work externally with our customers, often on site, to understand and solve their problems.Trust: We trust each other to effectively manage time and priorities-we don't micromanage. We want to give people the space to think for themselves.Growth: We push ourselves and our peers to improve themselves and the world around them.Learning: We often face entirely novel problems, where we need to pick up a lot of new information and learn how to use it to make progress.What We ValueActive US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance.Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics.Experience with logistics, materiel, sustainment, aviation, or readiness analysis is a plus.Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.Understanding of how technical decisions impact the user of what you're building.Strong coder with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users.Skill and comfort working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users.Demonstrated ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.Willingness and interest to travel as needed.Palantir is committed to promoting a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion and is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We believe that all Palantirians share the responsibility of upholding our commitment to these values and encourage candidates from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and lived experiences to join us in solving the world's hardest problems. Palantir does not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. Palantir is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. Please see the United States Department of Labor's EEO poster and EEO poster supplement for additional information.Palantir is committed to making the job application process accessible to everyone. If you are living with a disability (visible or not visible) and need to request a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.

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