Software Engineer

The Murphy Technology Group Inc. is seeking two Software Engineers to support the Office of the Assistant Secretary of War for Readiness at the Pentagon in Washington, DC. In this onsite role, you will help deliver user-centered applications in Palantir Maven alongside readiness analytics that support informed decision-making by senior Government leaders.

This position is designed around complementary strengths across application development, data science, or a blend of both. You will translate mission needs into practical product increments, prototypes, and analytical outputs that turn complex readiness information into usable tools and visual narratives.

Location and role details

• Location: Washington, DC (onsite)
• Salary: USD 125,000 - 160,000 per yearly
• Experience: 5+ years
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or quantitative field
• Security clearance: Active Secret clearance required
• Travel: < 5%

What you’ll do

• Develop, configure, test, deploy, and sustain Maven-based applications, workflows, interfaces, and analytic tools.
• Translate user needs, mission workflows, and readiness requirements into application designs and prioritized product increments.
• Build intuitive dashboards, forms, visualizations, and user experiences enabling Government users to access and act on approved data and analytics.
• Integrate applications with approved data products, validated analytical models, and Government-hosted services.
• Run iterative prototyping, demonstrations, user feedback sessions, and technical testing with Government stakeholders.
• Resolve defects, performance issues, and user feedback while following security, configuration-management, and change-control practices.
• Conduct exploratory, descriptive, predictive, and scenario-based analyses using readiness-related data.
• Develop, validate, and refine analytical models, metrics, and measures to support strategic readiness assessments and decision-making.
• Translate senior-leader questions into analytical approaches, assumptions, data needs, and usable outputs.
• Create visualizations, dashboards, analytic narratives, and briefing materials that explain findings, limitations, and implications.
• Collaborate with data engineers to define data requirements, evaluate data quality, and improve analytical usability of source data.
• Support rapid-response analyses, special reports, and readiness-related products as directed.
• Work with technical teams and mission stakeholders to incorporate validated models and analytics into Maven-based products.
• Produce and maintain technical documentation such as application documentation, release notes, test artifacts, analytical methods, assumptions, data sources, model limitations, and validation results (as applicable).
• Support knowledge transfer, user training, and continuity for Government users and sustainment personnel.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant technical or quantitative field.
• 5+ years demonstrating experience in one or both areas below:
  • Application development: building and sustaining web-based or enterprise applications, translating user needs into functional designs, and delivering iterative releases using tools such as Python, JavaScript/TypeScript, Java, APIs, SQL, and Git.
  • Data science and analytics: using Python, R, SQL, or similar tools to prepare and analyze data, develop and validate analytical approaches, and communicate findings, data-quality concerns, and limitations through briefings or visual products.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, including the ability to translate mission requirements into practical solutions and explain technical information to varied audiences.
• Preferred: Experience with Palantir Maven, Foundry, Gotham or comparable platforms; Government or national-security decision support; and, depending on technical focus, user-centered design, DevSecOps, advanced analytical modeling, or an advanced quantitative degree.
• Work arrangement: Onsite.

Technologies

• Palantir Maven
• Palantir Foundry
• Palantir Gotham
• Python
• JavaScript/TypeScript
• Java
• APIs
• SQL
• Git
• R
• DevSecOps

Compensation and benefits

• Salary commensurate with experience; please provide expectations when submitting your resume.
• PTO, paid holidays, and paid time off for jury duty and military obligations.
• Awesome benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, and Disability coverage at no cost to the employee (additional cost for dependents).
• 401(k) with generous company match.
• Employee Referral Bonus.
• Tenure Bonus.

Purpose and values

• We embrace innovation and challenge the status quo.
• We deliver quality work through quality communication.
• We foster a culture of trust, respect, kindness, and joy.