Palantir Developer / Data & Application Engineer at Geo Owl
Springfield, VA
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Aug 11, 2026
Springfield, VA
Sep 24, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
This role at a geospatial intelligence firm supports U.S. defense and government clients by building data pipelines, applications, and analytical products on the Palantir Foundry and AIP platforms. Day-to-day work spans ontology design, pipeline development in Python/PySpark/SQL, and front-end workflow and dashboard creation. The position is onsite at Fort Belvoir, VA and requires an active Secret clearance.
Mid level · 3+ years · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV · Secret clearance · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
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What the occupation pays Median $166,452 (middle half $130,866–$200,954).
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Why we read it this way (6)
The role blends data engineering (pipeline/ontology design) and application development (Workshop, Slate apps), making it genuinely ambiguous between 15-1243 Database Architects and 15-1252 Software Developers; 15-1243 was chosen because ontology design, data modeling, and pipeline architecture are the primary deliverables.
Palantir AIP and AI/LLM-enabled workflows appear in both the responsibilities section and the Preferred Qualifications section. They are listed as a key responsibility but explicitly called out as preferred in qualifications, so they are marked preferred here.
Palantir Workshop, Contour, and Quiver appear in the Required Qualifications as an 'or' list alongside Foundry, Ontology, and Pipeline Builder; all are captured as required given their placement in the required section and their explicit mention in responsibilities.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
The role is explicitly onsite at Fort Belvoir, Virginia — remote work is not offered.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
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