A World-Changing Company
Palantir builds the world's leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.
The Role
As a Frontend Software Engineer on Palantir's Identity and Access Management team, you will be instrumental in crafting engaging and intuitive user interfaces for our identity solutions. Your work will enhance the user experience and accessibility of identity governance and access management systems for both our internal teams and global customers. By prioritizing user-centric design principles, you will seamlessly integrate usability and security into each stage of the development process. Your efforts will make security features more accessible and intuitive, thereby enhancing overall security by making it easier for users to engage with and adhere to secure practices.
The Identity team consists of Engineers who are passionate about eliminating risk and enhancing the user experience of identity platform and services. The team's primary focus is the development of identity platforms for both workforce and customer identity and access management. As part of the team working closely with Platform and Backend Engineers, your code will power business-critical APIs and identity related services used by globally distributed customers and workforce.
Core Responsibilities- Build the UX for our next-gen Customer and Workforce Identity and Access Management Platforms
- Collaborate with Product Designers to create intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces for identity and access management solutions, including user directories and authentication workflows
- Develop and refine core libraries and components to ensure consistency and scalability across our frontend solutions
- Work closely with Backend Engineers to define and implement APIs that support frontend functionality, ensuring seamless integration and performance
- Routinely test and debug web applications, both manually and through automation, to maintain high quality, performance, and security standards
- TypeScript and React are the core technologies for our frontend development
- Blueprint is our reusable component library for frontend design
- We utilize a mix of open-source and internal technologies tailored to our specific challenges
- Our build process employs industry-standard tools, including Gradle, Webpack, GitHub, and CircleCI
- A high sense of ownership and the ability to manage projects from conception to completion
- Strong design sensibilities and a deep empathy for users, ensuring that security features are both accessible and easy to use
- Clear and concise communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively collaborate with global teams, including identity experts and platform engineers
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a fast-paced product development environment, coordinating with peers across multiple locations and time zones
- High engineering standards and a commitment to improving both new and existing systems
- A proactive attitude and willingness to lead by example, deeply engaging with the team's day-to-day work and challenges
- A focus on impact, with the ability to clearly articulate the value your work provides, especially in enhancing security and user experience
- 5+ years of experience in frontend software engineering
- Proficiency in web technologies and frontend programming languages such as JavaS