Staff Software Developer

6-month contract position in Kansas City, MO.

About the role

The Full Stack Developer will execute projects and lead engineering teams to tackle key data-driven technology initiatives, reporting to the Innovation and Development Manager and collaborating with the national Innovation & Development team.

Responsibilities

• Participate in user interviews to understand technical and customer needs.
• Develop front-end website architecture based on Palantir Foundry.
• Design user interactions on web pages within Palantir Foundry Workshop.
• Develop back-end code logic leveraging semantic object linking (ontologies) within Palantir Foundry Pipeline Builder, Code Workbook, and Ontology Manager.
• Create servers, databases, and datasets for functionality as needed.
• Ensure health of data connections and pipelines (utilizing filesystem, JDBC, SFTP, and webhook).
• Ensure conformance with security protocols and markings on sensitive data sets.
• Ensure responsiveness of web applications developed on low-code/no-code solutions.
• Ensure cross-platform optimization for mobile phones.
• See through projects from conception to finished product.
• Meet both technical and customer needs.
• Stay abreast of developments in web applications and programming languages.
• Lead other engineers to develop features on your projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, Engineering, or related field and 4 years of experience.
• Strong knowledge in programming languages, coding principles, and procedures.
• Strong knowledge in web development frameworks.
• Strong attention to detail, facilitation, team building, collaboration, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work methodically and analytically in a quantitative problem-solving environment.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills.
• Strong knowledge in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, and PPT).
• Ability to obtain applicable certifications.

Preferred Qualifications

• Palantir Foundry experience.
• Proficiency with fundamental front-end languages such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Familiarity with JavaScript libraries such as Lodash, Math.js, Moment, Numeral, and es6-shim.
• Proficiency with server-side languages for structured data processing: Python, PySpark, Java, Apache Spark, and SparkSQL.
• Familiarity with database technology such as MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, and others.
• Familiarity with analytical tools for business intelligence and data science such as Power BI, Jupyter, and R Studio.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Team leadership experience.

Benefits

• PTO
• Group Health and Dental Insurance
• 401k (after satisfying waiting periods)