Palantir Foundry Software Engineer

Radiance Technologies•Springfield, VA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

This role involves designing, developing, testing, and deploying geospatial analytic applications within Palantir Foundry, Palantir Gaia, and other Palantir platforms. The engineer will develop custom embedded applications using TypeScript with the Ontology Software Development Kit (OSDK), build and configure UI screens, dashboards, and workflow steps using Foundry tools like Workshop and Slate, and implement and maintain data pipelines using Python and/or TypeScript. The applications must support interactive geospatial analysis, including mapping, spatial querying, geofencing, clustering, custom objects, custom workflow applications, and temporal analysis. Data integration involves mapping, transforming, and normalizing incoming data to align with government-specified object ontologies and data schemas, designing object types, actions, and linkages, and implementing logic for data quality, duplication prevention, and consistency. The role also requires enabling interoperability with external geospatial data sources and APIs, and developing low-code/no-code data pipelines. Solution architecture and design include eliciting and documenting user workflows and technical requirements, designing system architectures, defining data identity, de-duplication, object history, and data provenance rules, and defining acceptance criteria. Data science and analytics involve developing matching algorithms, building and deploying analytics for change detection, and creating data quality checks. The work environment is hybrid, with a strong encouragement for on-site presence at NGA-Washington (Springfield, VA), and may require CONUS travel with advance notice.

Requirements

Active Top Secret / SCI security clearance required at time of application.
Must be willing and eligible to undergo a Counterintelligence (CI) Scope Polygraph examination; must complete within 90 days of assignment if not completed within the past 5 years.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), or a related technical field.
5+ years of software development experience in an enterprise or mission-critical environment.
2+ years of hands-on experience developing on Palantir Foundry or other Palantir platforms (e.g., Gaia, AIP).
Demonstrated experience with TypeScript and/or Python for application and pipeline development.
Experience with geospatial data types including EO, SAR, FMV, HMI, vector, and raster datasets.
Experience supporting agile software development in an intelligence, DoD, or national security context.
Proficiency with Palantir Foundry tools including Workshop, Slate, Contour, and the Ontology SDK.
Experience with Palantir "Foundry Builder" development activities using Developer Access Licenses (DALs).
Familiarity with geospatial APIs and standards: ESRI REST services, OpenStreetMap, OGC WMS/WFS.
Knowledge of database systems and configurations including AWS cloud infrastructure and Elasticsearch.
Experience developing and deploying data pipelines for large-scale data ingestion, transformation, and normalization.
Understanding of role-based access controls (RBAC), data governance, and security models within enterprise platforms.
Experience with RMF/A&A processes including ATT and ATO documentation.
Must possess and maintain an active TS/SCI clearance throughout the period of performance.
Must self-report security issues, foreign contacts, and other applicable matters per SEAD 3.
Must comply with all NISPOM (32 CFR Part 117) and DD Form 254 requirements.
Must adhere to physical security requirements including restrictions on prohibited items in NGA or secure facilities.
Must comply with DFARS 252.204-7012 requirements for handling Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI).
Must participate in contractor insider threat program consistent with E.O. 13587.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (PED) workflows strongly preferred.
Master's degree preferred; equivalent relevant experience may substitute.
Experience with Target Workbench v2 ontology and implementation of custom Workshops/Slates into Target Workbench tabs.
Familiarity with SOM (Structured Object Management), as well as PHOEBE or equivalent NGA tools.
Object relational mapping (create Object types).
Methods for ensuring data health and data quality.
Familiarity with NGA analytic mission workflows, GEOINT data types, and related data management systems.
Experience with Computer Vision (CV), Natural Language Processing (NLP), or Machine Learning (ML) in a geospatial context.
Palantir Developer certifications or formal Palantir training credentials.
Experience supporting NGA, DIA, NRO, or other IC/DoD intelligence community programs.
Experience with Elastic and cloud-native data infrastructure on AWS GovCloud or C2E-compliant environments.
Prior experience with transition planning and knowledge transfer to O&M sustainment contractors.
Strong UX/UI design sensibility with experience applying human-centered design practices.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy geospatial analytic applications within Palantir Foundry, Palantir Gaia, and other Palantir platforms using government-approved SDKs, APIs, and integration frameworks.
Develop custom embedded applications using TypeScript with the Ontology Software Development Kit (OSDK).
Build and configure UI screens, dashboards, and workflow steps using Foundry tools such as Workshop and Slate.
Implement and maintain data pipelines using Python and/or TypeScript to ingest, transform, and normalize internal and external GEOINT data feeds.
Ensure applications support interactive geospatial analysis including mapping, spatial querying, geofencing, clustering, custom objects, custom workflow applications, and temporal analysis.
Map, transform, and normalize incoming data to align with Government-specified object ontologies and data schemas.
Design and create object types, actions, and linkages to support data ontologization.
Implement logic to ensure data quality, prevent duplication, and preserve consistency of object IDs across disparate data sources.
Enable seamless interoperability with external geospatial data sources and APIs including ESRI MapServices/FeatureServices, OpenStreetMap, and OGC WMS/WFS services.
Develop low-code and no-code data pipelines for normalizing and structuring analytic data.
Elicit, document, and refine end-to-end user workflows and technical requirements for GEOINT object management and analysis.
Design and document system architectures for workflows and data connections, aligned with the Government's Builder's Guidebook.
Define data identity, de-duplication, object history, and data provenance rules.
Define acceptance criteria and "definition of done" for each required capability.
Develop and implement matching algorithms and scoring methods to link new observations to existing geospatial objects.
Build and deploy analytics to highlight changes, anomalies, or inconsistencies in object data for analyst review.
Create and monitor data quality checks to flag missing metadata, weak sourcing, or invalid attribute values.
Develop algorithms for correlating multiple datasets across multi-modal data types including EO, SAR, FMV, HMI, and vector data.