Web Application Developer - Defense
Palantir· Defense / Frontend Engineering
Washington, D.C.$135k - $200kFull-timePosted 11mo ago
About the role
Frontend engineering role focused on developing the defense product offering, building data-intensive, high-scale web applications for mission-critical defense workflows, with ownership of APIs and collaboration with backend engineers.
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.
- Build for high-scale, collaborative, geospatial workflows
- 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
Qualifications
- 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.
Skills
Required:JavaScriptReactFrontend architectureCommunication
Nice to have:TypeScript
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
- Voluntary life insurance
- Automatic basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Relocation assistance
- Paid time off (2 weeks end of year, non-accrual)
- 10 paid holidays per year
- Leave of absence program including military service and medical events
- Paid parental leave and subsidized back-up care
- Fertility and family-building benefits including adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
- Child-related expense stipend
- 401k plan enrollment
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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