Web Application Developer - Defense

A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more. Role Palantir's defense product vertical builds mission‑critical products for the modern warfighter. We provide a complete ecosystem where customers can securely integrate and visualize their data, and build sophisticated, full‑fledged programs such as common operating pictures, alert‑triaging inboxes, and resource allocation planning tools driven by rich‑ML models. Our customers use our defense offering to perform rich analyses that drive core operations within their organizations – these programs are relied upon for daily operations in the command centers and battlefronts of militaries across the world. This is a frontend engineering role focused on application development for our defense product offering, where you will be responsible for crafting the applications that organizations use every day to keep their countries safe. You will architect the interfaces to make sophisticated, data‑intensive workflows powerful and approachable for both technical and non‑technical users. You may spend a day talking to users to better understand their needs and identify product gaps to improve, and the next day brainstorming how to handle intricate UX needs with your teammates. You’ll regularly face sophisticated technical problems, requiring you to scope out the solution design and find an incremental path to shipping new features. As part of this, you will own APIs and schemas that power your frontend code, and work with backend engineers to develop them together. You’ll explore new horizons and build new skills in service of real‑world needs: type theory, operational transforms, 2D and 3D mapping, UI design systems, high‑scale graphics rendering, evidence‑based performance optimization, and the never‑ending need to decompose user asks into rich, sophisticated, and maintainable software. Core Responsibilities As a frontend engineer working on our defense product offering, you will be involved throughout the product lifecycle – from idea generation, design, and prototyping to execution and shipping. Some examples of product work you could work on: 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) Technologies We Use Typescript and React are central to our frontend development. Blueprint as a reusable frontend component library. A combination of open‑source and internal technologies that suit the problems at hand. Industry‑standard build tooling, including Gradle, Webpack, GitHub, and CircleCI. What We Value Passion for building user interfaces that enable users to tackle their problems. Ability to work optimally in teams of technical and non‑technical individuals, such as brainstorming and iterating with product designers. Skill and comfort working in a constantly evolving environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users. Experience building high‑quality software in a fast‑paced CI/CD development environment. Proven ability to learn continuously, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision. Ability to learn new technology and concepts, even without in‑depth experience. Motivated by unlocking or improving user workflows while still maintaining engineering quality. What We Require 2+ years of frontend software engineering experience. Strong frontend coding skills. Regardless of which frameworks you use or how you learned them, we’re looking for people who can write clean, effective code. You should already have proficiency in JavaScript and an understanding of how web technologies work. 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. Salary The estimated salary range for this position is $135,000 – $200,000 per year. Total compensation may also include Restricted Stock Units, a sign‑on bonus, and other potential future incentives. The estimate excludes the value of any potential sign‑on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long‑term incentives. Benefits Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance. Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance. Commuter benefits. Relocation assistance. Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based. Two weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs). 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year. Supportive leave of absence program, including time off for military service and medical events. Paid leave for new parents and subsidized backup care for all parents. Fertility and family building benefits, including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation. Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child. Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401(k) plan. Life at Palantir We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests—from your first interview to your long‑term growth—rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well‑being across all areas of Palantirians’ lives is just one of the ways we’re investing in our community. Learn more about life at Palantir and note that our offerings may vary by region. Work Location and Conditions In keeping consistent with Palantir’s values and culture, we believe employees are better together and in‑person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore, we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. 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