Technical Palantir Foundry & AIP Instructor - DC

Are you an engineer who loves to teach and knows Palantir Foundry & AIP?

Our team of instructors and engineers is enabling the next generation of Palantir experts. We help Palantir customers & partners build the in-house expertise they need to build AI-enabled solutions self-sufficiently. We are an official Palantir Partner and the sole Palantir Training & Assessment Partner.

We are seeking a senior full-time instructor to deliver live, recorded, and written content.

Benefits

• In-person in a NOVA/DC/MD office at least 3d/wk

• $200k-240k salary depending on experience + profit sharing

• Health/Dental/Vision

• 401(k) matching

• Ample PTO

• Target start date: mid-April

Work Summary

• Creating and recording live content for YouTube and internal video offerings. We will rent and furnish a dedicated studio space for you to record professional quality tutorials.

• Building and enhancing existing technical Foundry curriculum.

• Delivering in-person and virtual live, multi-day Foundry trainings

Nature of the Company

• Work intensely when you’re at work; don’t work when you’re not at work

• Turn Slack and email notifications off

• Take pride in your work

• Direct, candid, and respectful feedback

• We flex on scope, not deadlines à la Shape Up and other writing from 37Signals/Basecamp

• We have small offices in California, Oklahoma, and New York (you will be the first person in a DC office)

Experience

• Requirements:

• You must love teaching! If you're on the fence about teaching, read no further.

• Strong technical skills: Python, TS/JS, using LLMs in data pipelines and applications, Spark, containerization, unit and integration testing, observability & monitoring

• In other words, at many companies you would fit in as a developer

• Be one of the following:

• Former Palantir FDE or technical data strategist (we're looking for a "Delta" or a very strong "Techo")

• Foundry user with 3+ years experience delivering 2-3 enterprise use cases

• 10+ years experience in a"data-driven" industry across business domains with experience delivering end-to-end technical solutions from use case design to technical implementation

• Nice to have:

• Full-stack development skills (e.g. an app powered by React + FastAPI + Postgres -- but we're not picky about the tech stack)

• Machine Learning experience

• Foreign language skills, especially Japanese, Korean, German, Spanish

Additional Skills

• Effective written and oral communication skills

• You write and speak clearly

• You can identify what matters for a non-technical user and succinctly explain what they need to know in terms that make sense to them

• e.g., an executive who needs to make a decision based on your input

• You proactively communicate about what you’re doing — this is habitual for you

• You can disagree and navigate conflict respectfully and in a manner that puts the team’s goals first

• High degree of autonomy (i.e., don’t wait for work to come to you)

• You're always learning new things. What was the last new technology you learned?

Travel

This role will require domestic and international travel for in-person trainings and periodic internal company events.

An in-person training typically lasts four days at the customer's office. This role is expected to cover in-person trainings primarily in the broader DC area, but occasional travel may be required to other places.