Technical Palantir Foundry & AIP Instructor - DC

Job description

## **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](https://basecamp.com/shapeup) 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.