Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government
Company: Palantir Technologies
Location: Huntsville
Posted on: June 25, 2022
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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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