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Palantir Software Developer

Kiewit • Remote (OR, US) • 3w ago

Requisition ID: 178411

Job Level: Mid Level

Home District/Group: DHO Kiewit Data Services

Department: Data Services

Market: Corporate Home Office

Employment Type: Full Time

Position Overview

ThePalantir Developer will play a key role in designing, building, and maintaining full-stack applications within Palantir Foundry. This position will be responsible for building data pipelines, back-end logic, and front-end user experiences that enable a new generation of AI-powered products across Kiewit.

You will work across multiple high-value Generative AI initiatives that are being built and enabled through Palantir Foundry and its Ontology, helping bring advanced AI capabilities into daily business workflows. These initiatives span core business functions such as procurement, engineering, and operations.

The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with a deep sense of ownership and a collaborative mindset—comfortable working with executives, engineers, and data leaders alike to bring strategic data products to life.

District Overview

At Kiewit, we design and build the critical infrastructure that powers communities and drives progress across North America. From power generation and industrial facilities to major transportation projects, our work shapes how people live and connect. Within Kiewit Data Services (KDS), we are leading the transformation of data, analytics, and AI power decision-making across our business.

Our Palantir development team housed within our Kiewit Data Services team plays a central role in this mission, building and maintaining enterprise-grade data and AI applications that deliver measurable business impact. If you thrive on solving complex problems, collaborating across disciplines, and developing high-value, production-ready software, we invite you to join us.

Location

This is a fully remote opportunity.

Responsibilities

As a Palantir Developer, you'll operate like a technical product owner: building solutions, setting strategy with stakeholders, and ensuring your work delivers measurable business value.

Full-Stack Palantir Development

Design, build, and maintain full-stack solutions in Palantir Foundry, including data pipelines, back-end logic, and front-end user interfaces.
Develop robust and reusable components within Foundry’s Ontology framework to support data-driven and AI-enabled applications.
Build, test, and deploy scalable code using Palantir tools such as Code Workbooks, Object Types, Action Builders, and AIP integrations.

Generative AI Application Development

Contribute to the design and delivery of multiple Generative AI–enabled applications, leveraging Palantir Foundry and the Ontology to support intelligent decision-making across the enterprise.
Collaborate with data architects and engineers to ensure the proper data structures, pipelines, and integrations are in place to support these products.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Work closely with key executive business stakeholders, the Data Strategy team, and the Foundational Data Management team to design and execute Palantir-enabled solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
Partner directly with Palantir engineers to ensure best practices, scalability, and alignment with enterprise platform standards.
Engage in continuous dialogue with business users to gather feedback, refine functionality, and deliver improvements that enhance adoption and value.

Product Lifecycle & Continuous Improvement

Develop new product features and enhancements that improve user experience and functionality.
Maintain and iterate on existing Palantir applications, ensuring reliability, performance, and scalability over time.
Contribute to internal documentation, code reviews, and knowledge-sharing sessions to build a culture of technical excellence.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Data Analytics, Engineering, or related field.
3+ years of experience developing full-stack applications, ideally within Palantir Foundry or comparable enterprise platforms.
Strong coding proficiency in Python, SQL, and JavaScript/TypeScript, with experience in building and managing ETL pipelines.
Strong understanding of data modeling, ontology design, and API integrations.
Demonstrated experience building solutions with LLMs or GenAI technologies.
Contributions to AI/ML projects beyond feature engineering (model evaluation, problem decomposition, etc.)
Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions and communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical audiences.
Demonstrated ability to deliver in collaborative, fast-paced environments with multiple concurrent initiatives.

Other Requirements:
•    Regular, reliable attendance
•    Work productively and meet deadlines timely
•    Communicate and interact effectively and professionally with supervisors, employees, and others individually or in a team environment
•    Perform work safely and effectively. Understand and follow oral and written instructions, including warning signs, equipment use, and other policies.
•    Work during normal operating hours to organize and complete work within given deadlines. Work overtime and weekends as required.

Base Compensation: $100,000/yr - $110,000/yr

(Actual compensation is subject to variation due to such factors as education, experience, skillset, and/or location)

We offer our fulltime staff employees a comprehensive benefits package that’s among the best in our industry, including top-tier medical, dental and vision plans covering eligible employees and dependents, voluntary wellness and employee assistance programs, life insurance, disability, retirement plans with matching, and generous paid time off.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status.