ARK Investment Management Is Hiring

Palantir Foundry Platform Engineer

Who We Are

ARK is a global investment manager focused solely on investing in disruptive innovation that is changing the way the world works. Majority Owner, Catherine D. Wood, founded ARK in 2014 on the belief that innovation is key to growth. Rooted in over 40 years of experience, ARK aims to identify large-scale investment opportunities in the public and private markets resulting from technological innovations centered around genome sequencing, robotics, artificial intelligence, energy storage, and blockchain technology. We invest in the leaders, enablers, and beneficiaries of disruptive innovation.

ARK manages and sub Advises long-only global equity and digital asset portfolios across a variety of investment vehicles, including a suite of exchange traded funds (ETFs), a venture fund, mutual funds, and separately managed accounts. Our investments are backed by an open research ecosystem designed to identify innovations with the potential for long-term growth. ARK has greater than $20 billion assets under management.

ARK is committed to ensuring equal employment opportunities for all employees and strives to maintain an environment free of discrimination based on race, color, religion, gender, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, citizenship, or any other protected category or characteristics as defined by federal, state, or local laws. If you want to learn more, please visit our "Philosophy" page to understand how ARK differs from traditional investment firms. We also encourage you to meet the ARK team and follow us on X.

This is a Full-Time position based in our London, UK Office.

What You Will Do

We are looking for a technically strong, business-savvy Platform Engineer to lead the rollout and ongoing development of the Palantir Foundry and AIP platform at ARK. This new role is pivotal to enabling our teams - across research, investment, operations, and marketing - to scale productivity and unlock new capabilities through data integration, automation, and intelligent workflows.

You will work end-to-end across solution design, Foundry configuration, code development, and platform enablement, becoming the go-to expert on how Palantir tools can accelerate decision-making and operational efficiency across the firm.

You will be part of the ARK Technology Team reporting to the Digital Architect based in London, United Kingdom.

Your Responsibilities

• Platform Ownership & Development
• Configure, develop, and maintain solutions across Foundry modules (Ontologies, Code Workbooks, Applications, etc.)
• Build robust data pipelines and reusable data assets to support cross-team use cases
• Integrate external systems, APIs, and services with Foundry to enrich internal workflows
• Manage Foundry platform operations including access control, deployment workflows, versioning, and collaboration practices

• Stakeholder Enablement & Collaboration
• Partner with business users to translate requirements into modular, scalable Foundry-based solutions
• Serve as a technical advisor and point of contact for Foundry/AIP questions and capability rollouts
• Create and maintain internal documentation to improve self-service and institutional knowledge

• Automation & Integration
• Implement serverless functions, workflow automations, and low-code interfaces
• Build AI/LLM-powered tools using AIP, and internal models to augment analytics and research workflows
• Support integration of Foundry with Microsoft 365, GitHub, and ARK's cloud services (Azure/GCP)

• Continuous Improvement
• Stay ahead of platform updates, technical trends, and best practices in the Foundry and AI ecosystems
• Identify opportunities for process optimization, capability enhancement, or cost-efficiency

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• 3+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or platform development roles
• Strong coding skills in Python, SQL, and JavaScript
• Proven experience in building and maintaining production-grade systems and integrations
• Experience with cloud platforms (GCP, Azure, or AWS) and serverless development
• Familiarity with data visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau, or Foundry-native apps)
• Experience with APIs, web scraping, Git-based workflows, and ETL tooling
• Prior exposure to Palantir Foundry and/or AIP required
• Experience with low-code tools such as Airtable, Power Automate, and integration services
• Excellent communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
• Passion for emerging technologies and platform thinking

• Preferred Qualifications
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
• Certifications in cloud architecture, data engineering, or AI/ML platforms are a plus
• Familiarity with enterprise productivity and collaboration tools (Microsoft 365, Notion, etc.)

How to Apply

To learn more about what it's like to work at ARK please visit https://www.ark-invest.com/work-at-ark

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