Product Designer, New Grad

About the role

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 Palantir Design Team is responsible for the human experience of using our software. Our team is growing rapidly, but we're committed to creating a tight-knit team environment that fosters trust, integrity, empathy, and growth. We work together in realizing a shared product vision, and regularly give and receive feedback and critique.

Designing at Palantir is a varied experience. On a given day, you might be: leading a design sprint for your product team; designing a micro-interaction to make a complex analytical task feel simple; and/or advocating for UX consistency by creating flexible, reusable UI components.

Responsibilities

• Work on product teams with minimal supervision and own end-to-end execution of real product features.
• Collaborate with fellow Designers, Product Managers, Developers, and Forward Deployed Engineers to refine and evolve the quality of Palantir products.
• Interaction and visual design: Help define early product concepts, flesh out the high-level workflow and micro-interactions of a feature, and execute on a crisp and effective visual design. Experience designing and prototyping using tools such as Figma is expected.
• User research: Conduct informal user research using flexible methodologies. Visit customer offices to interview and learn from users. Pair qualitative methods (e.g., scripted usability tests and contextual inquiry) with quantitative information like product and usage metrics.
• Deliver and communicate designs in close collaboration with product and forward deployed engineers to realize design ideas. Treat engineers and product managers as partners to prototype and build out products.
• Maintain awareness of how software interfaces are built. Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript is appreciated but not required.

Qualifications

• Must be planning on graduating in 2027.
• A portfolio demonstrating at least one software interface design project. If parts of your portfolio are password-protected, include the password under 'Additional Questions' when applying.

Skills

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills with the ability to build strong relationships with engineers, PMs, and other stakeholders, and convey and debate design rationale.
• High empathy and dedication to the user, striving to understand and empower them.
• An iterative design process: validate ideas early with stakeholders and users, seek and respond to feedback thoughtfully, and adapt quickly.
• Adept at giving and receiving critiques.
• Excitement for solving hard, complex problems, especially in designing for technically complex and data-dense interfaces.
• Willingness to learn and make decisions independently, and the ability to ask questions when needed.

Pay

The estimated salary range for this position is $130,000 - $135,000/year. Total compensation may also include Restricted Stock units, a sign-on bonus, and other potential future incentives. Total compensation will be determined by relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign-on bonus, benefits, and the potential future value of long-term incentives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents, plus voluntary life insurance.
• Automatic coverage under Palantir’s basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance.
• Commuter benefits and relocation assistance.
• Take-what-you-need paid time off (not accrual-based).
• 2 weeks of paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs).
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Supportive leave of absence program, including time off for military service and medical events.
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents.
• Fertility and family-building benefits, including adoption, surrogacy, and preservation.
• Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child.
• Enrollment in Palantir’s 401k plan.

Schedule

In keeping with Palantir’s values and culture, we believe employees are “better together” and encourage in-person work to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week). Based on business need, some roles allow for “Remote” work on an exceptional basis, while others are fully onsite.