Palantir
Software Engineer - Defense Applications
New York, NY
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Sponsors, but it's cap-subject — you still face the weighted lottery (~61% per draw at Level IV). Good if you win; have a cap-exempt backup on your list.
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the lottery is wage-weighted — each level is one more entry
$20,589 more — $165,589 — moves this role to Level III and 3 lottery entries. That figure is inside the range the employer already advertised.
Based on the DOL prevailing wage for this occupation and worksite, a base salary of $165,589 would place this position at wage Level III. That figure is within the posted range, and I'd like to target it. This role classifies under "Software Developers" for prevailing-wage purposes.
DOL prevailing wage, 2026-27 wage year · Software Developers (15-1252) · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ. Wage level is derived by USCIS from the offered wage, occupation and worksite; the occupation shown is inferred from the job title.
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About the role
- This is a front-end engineering role focused on marrying Palantir's Foundry and AIP platform technologies, application specific backend services, and modern web technologies with domain expertise.
- A rich ecosystem of in-house libraries and toolchains sit on top of that foundation to provide cross-app messaging, live data streaming, robust classification based access control, and a host of other specialized functions.
- Defense applications developers both consume and produce these re-usable tools as part of their core engineering role.
Responsibilities
- Palantir's software forms the operating system for the militaries of the United States and her allies, driving outcomes and enhancing capabilities across the full spectrum of operations, intelligence, and support activities.
- The highly autonomous nature of teams means you will transition from mentee to mentor quickly as you build unique expertise in specific applications and features.
- Dependability: Palantir's engineering culture is built on a foundation of trust and requires ever developer to own their own outcomes and communicate proactively when confronted with the unexpected.
Nice to have
- and the potential future value of any long-term incentives.
Skills
- Palantir's engineering culture puts a premium on everyone having the skills and willingness to teach and learn, regardless of tenure.
- The list below details our available benefits and some of the perks that can be enjoyed as an employee of Palantir Technologies.
Compensation
- Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus and other potential future incentives.
- Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual's relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors.
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
- Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
- 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
- Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
- Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up 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
- Our benefits aim to promote health and wellbeing across all areas of Palantirians' lives.
- Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians' lives is just one of the ways we're investing in our community.
Company info
- We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities.
- We work to continuously improve our offerings and listen to our community as we design and update them.
Visa & Work Authorization
- rformance, and systems design Strong written and verbal communication skills Eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
This listing is sourced directly from Palantir's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.