Software Engineer - Core Interfaces

About this role

Palantir seeks a Software Engineer to design and build cross-application frontend frameworks that enable seamless data synchronization and interaction across their platform. You'll work on browser-based frameworks and Electron applications, balancing technical implementation with user experience design to create intuitive APIs that integrate cleanly into diverse applications.

What you'll do

• Design and implement cross-application frontend frameworks using web APIs like Broadcast Channels, Service Workers, and Local Storage
• Build Electron applications that extend workflows through platform-specific capabilities such as the IPC API
• Create ergonomic and portable APIs that integrate with the Palantir Ontology and operate independently across the application ecosystem
• Collaborate with teams across the company to understand different codebases and architectural patterns
• Balance low-level technical implementation with high-level UX decisions to ensure intuitive user interactions
• Develop real-time data synchronization features enabling applications to communicate and update dynamically

What they're looking for

• Frontend web development and modern JavaScript frameworks
• Core web APIs and browser-level communication patterns
• Electron application development
• API design and architecture
• User experience design and thinking
• Data synchronization and real-time systems
• Full-stack problem solving
• Cross-functional collaboration