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Palantir

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government

$135K–$200K

New York, NY · On-site · Full-time · Posted Jun 2, 2020

About the job

Designs and deploys end-to-end software and data solutions for US government customers, from system design and prototyping through application development and integration.

What you'll do

  • Identify customer problems and develop technical solutions, including system design, prototyping, application development, and data integration.
  • Deploy solutions using Palantir products, open-source technologies, and custom-built tools; iterate based on customer and colleague feedback.
  • Collaborate with customers and internal teams to adapt solutions to mission, data, regulatory, and user needs.

What they ask for

  • Active US Security Clearance at or above the Top Secret level, or willingness to obtain or upgrade to at least Top Secret.
  • Strong engineering background and demonstrated coding proficiency in Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
  • Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
  • Ability to collaborate, learn continuously, work independently, make decisions with minimal supervision, and travel as needed.

Nice to have

  • Experience with logistics, materiel, sustainment, aviation, or readiness analysis.
  • Strong engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or Physics.

Pay

USD 135,000- USD 200,000/year base salary

Tools

Postgres, Cassandra, Hadoop, Spark, Java, Groovy, Typescript, React

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