Software Engineer

J.D. Power

52d • $40,000 - $43,000 • Remote

About The Position

We’re looking for a Software Engineer to join our talented team to help develop and deliver new products, services and insights to our global customers in the automotive sector. At J.D. Power, we're global leaders in consumer insights, advisory services, and data analytics. We're driving innovation in the Automotive industry and beyond by working with complex, rich datasets to unlock meaningful insights. Your contributions will help to deliver reliable data pipelines and user-facing analytics within tools including, but not limited to, Palantir Foundry that unlocks insights for stakeholders. Working within a cloud-based platform for data integration, flexible analytics and visualization, you will: Construct datasets using data transforms and quality checks to enable automotive quality benchmarking and analysis. Operationalize workflows using Ontology (Semantic) objects, Actions, and Functions. Develop applications and dashboards for both internal and customer‑facing use. Create React applications to deliver tailored user interfaces for bespoke customer requirements. Write clear documentation and runbooks to support the systems and tools you build. Engage with product teams, designers, and customers throughout the design, development, and support phases. Work with guidance, escalating when appropriate, and communicating project status and risks clearly. Participate in code reviews and follow team standards. Write tests appropriate to the layer (pipeline validations or unit tests where appropriate).

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in computer science (or related field).
• Minimum of 2 years of software development experience; or an advanced degree without experience.
• Demonstrable experience working on software engineering projects as part of a team.
• Experience with Python, SQL and Git.
• An understanding of JavaScript/TypeScript and React (or an interest to learn).

Nice To Haves

• Preferred Palantir Foundry experience (e.g., Workshop, Ontology, Actions, Functions, Code Repositories, Marketplace). Equivalent experience on other Cloud Data Platforms welcome to apply.
• Experience with data visualizations techniques and use of visualization libraries.
• Experience working with data pipelines, preferably using PySpark.
• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS.
• Be able to combine independent thinking with problem-solving skills. You will also need to work well as part of a team and have a flexible and agile approach to your work.
• Problem solver, shows initiative, eager to learn, self-learner/researcher.
• You are empathetic, enthusiastic, collaborative, and willing to share expertise.
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex information to others.
• You like taking on big challenges - given the appropriate time and resources.

Responsibilities

• Construct datasets using data transforms and quality checks to enable automotive quality benchmarking and analysis.
• Operationalize workflows using Ontology (Semantic) objects, Actions, and Functions.
• Develop applications and dashboards for both internal and customer‑facing use.
• Create React applications to deliver tailored user interfaces for bespoke customer requirements.
• Write clear documentation and runbooks to support the systems and tools you build.
• Engage with product teams, designers, and customers throughout the design, development, and support phases.
• Work with guidance, escalating when appropriate, and communicating project status and risks clearly.
• Participate in code reviews and follow team standards.
• Write tests appropriate to the layer (pipeline validations or unit tests where appropriate).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level