Forward Deployed Software Engineer

The Role

At Palantir, the Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) role embeds talented engineers directly with customers to tackle their most pressing challenges head-on. FDSEs work side by side with customers, rapidly understanding tough issues, and architecting and building solutions that leverage business-critical data and the latest advancements in AI.

Core Responsibilities

• Collaborating with fellow engineers on architecture and design decisions.
• Wrangling massive-scale data and using AI to accelerate and enhance critical operations.
• Developing custom applications tailored to customer needs.
• Engaging directly with customer stakeholders, from technical teams to executives.
• Shaping team strategy and driving projects from ideation to deployment.

What We Value

• A highly analytical approach and eagerness to solve technical problems with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
• Experience or curiosity about working with and using large scale data to take on valuable business problems.
• Ability to collaborate efficiently in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment with evolving objectives and iteration with users.

What We Require

• 1+ years of relevant, post-college work experience.
• Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science.
• Strong coder with shown proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
• Ability and interest to travel up to 25%, as needed to client sites, but flexible based on personal preferences.