Dan Herlihy
Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Palantir Technologies
New York, New York, United States
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Top SchoolDan Herlihy is a Forward Deployed Software Engineer with 11 years of experience building pragmatic, security-minded solutions for large enterprises and mission-critical events. Currently at Palantir, he combines hands-on engineering with a hacker’s mindset developed during years on an ethical hacking team assessing Fortune 50/500 applications and infrastructure. He has led and scaled developer teams—most notably directing a 21-person tech org for Penn State’s THON that supports $10M+ in annual donations and 16,500 volunteers—bringing strong product ownership and DevOps discipline to high-stakes operations. Dan has a track record of building custom tooling to speed reconnaissance, reporting, and event logistics, and he favors practical automation (Docker, CI) to ensure reliability under pressure. Based in New York, he blends security, backend engineering, and operational leadership to deliver auditable, production-ready systems.
11 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Penn State University
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Github Skills (58)
kotlin10
messenger10
signal10
java10
android9
linear-programming8
optimization8
django8
django-project8
operations-research8
forge8
fabric8
minecraft8
combinatorial-optimization7
constraint-programming7
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
alexdemeo/Scouting-Java
Feb 2015 - Feb 2015
Contributions:9 commits, 9 pushes, 1 branch in 3 days
FullMetalFalcons/FalconScout-Results
Jan 2016 - Apr 2016
Contributions:1 release, 3 PRs, 63 pushes in 2 months
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