Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer

APBG – Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be responsible for helping our clients solve their most pressing challenges, from the battlefield to supply chains, benefits programs, and broader government operations. You will work as part of a small team of engineers, domain experts, and other Deployment Strategists to turn a client’s vision into reality by deploying Palantir software and building tailored solutions that make a measurable impact on their operations.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Work with cross-functional teams: Partner with engineers, program managers, and domain specialists to design, build, and support client-facing applications.

Translate objectives into a delivery plan: Gather requirements, analyze data and workflows, and define a roadmap from prototype to scaled deployment.

Prototype and iterate quickly: Build from scratch when needed, validate with users, and iterate rapidly based on feedback and operational results.

Deliver production-grade solutions: Ship reliable pipelines and applications that turn client data into operational workflows and decision support.

Align and communicate: Write clear requirements, share progress with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and drive work to release.

What We Look For:

Client success mindset: Own the outcome, go beyond the stated scope when needed, and consistently deliver value for the customer.

Structured problem solving: Break down ambiguous problems, identify constraints, and design end-to-end solutions.

Software + data engineering fundamentals: Write production code (e.g., Python, TypeScript) and build applications on large structured and unstructured datasets.

Bias for ownership: Work independently, drive decisions, and be accountable for results.

Track record of delivery: Ship software/analytics that produces measurable, real-world outcomes.

Collaboration and client-facing communication: Work effectively with teammates and clients across technical levels; embed with customer teams when required.

Travel flexibility: Able to travel as needed to support client delivery.

In this role, you will iterate quickly, build from scratch, and help organizations transform their operations at uncommon speed. You will not just be deploying software; you will help reshape how entire organizations function by providing powerful tools to those who can drive change.

Here is what you need:

Palantir Foundry: Proven experience building data pipelines, managing datasets, and deploying applications within Palantir Foundry. Specifics required are as follows:

o Practical skills required to build and maintain production-grade data pipelines, data connections, and ontologies

o General knowledge of platform capabilities and specific applications within the Palantir Foundry suite that are useful for performing the job of data engineer

o Data pipeline development in Palantir Foundry

Develop transforms on structured and unstructured datasets in Palantir Foundry

Apply best practices when building data pipelines

o Data pipeline maintenance in Palantir Foundry

Effectively investigate and fix common issues in data pipelines

Contribute to logic changes and performance improvements to transform pipelines feeding mission critical workflows

Familiarity with recommended support structures

o Data connection and integration in Palantir Foundry

Familiarity with architecture and capabilities of Data Connection

Set up sources and syncs ingesting tabular data or raw files from external systems to Palantir Foundry

o Ontology design and development in Palantir Foundry

Provide data engineering context during ontology design and implement pipelines backing ontology objects and links based on application requirements

Oral and written communication: Personable communicator who can explain technical concepts clearly and credibly to executive stakeholders.

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field

Demonstrated ability to build production-grade code that leverages both structured and unstructured datasets

Strong foundation in prompt engineering and applied AI techniques

Strong programming skills with demonstrated proficiency in Python or Java

Ability to travel, dependent on client and team

Bonus points if you have:

Built rapport quickly and represented teams professionally with clients

o Write clear, concise documentation (requirements, design notes, runbooks) for technical and non-technical audiences

o Present updates, trade offs, and recommendations to executives; tailor the message to the audience

Experience building solutions with large language models

Demonstrated proficiency in TypeScript, or JavaScript

Active government security clearance (Canadian Applicants)