Palantir
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
About this role
Palantir seeks a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to work embedded with customers, architecting and building data-driven solutions that leverage AI to solve critical real-world challenges across industries like healthcare, supply chain, and public safety.
What you'll do
- Partner directly with customers to understand business challenges and design tailored technical solutions
- Architect and develop custom applications using Palantir's platforms and AI capabilities
- Manage large-scale data integration and analysis to support customer operations
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on design and implementation decisions
- Engage with stakeholders from technical teams to executive leadership
- Drive projects end-to-end from conception through deployment in high-impact environments
What they're looking for
- Software architecture and design
- Full-stack application development
- Large-scale data handling and analysis
- AI/machine learning integration
- Stakeholder communication and management
- Problem-solving and rapid learning
- Agile development practices
- Cloud or distributed systems experience
Benefits
- Work on mission-critical problems with real-world impact
- Startup-level autonomy with enterprise resources and mentorship
- Direct influence on major industries and institutions
- Small, agile team environment
- Career development through diverse customer deployments
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Palantir
Palantir builds data platforms and software solutions that help government and enterprise customers tackle complex operational challenges, with a focus on responsible AI governance and privacy. The company is hiring software engineers and interns for forward-deployed customer roles, infrastructure and platform teams, and specialized privacy and civil liberties engineering positions.
- Website
- palantir.com
Likely interview questions
- Tell us about a time you had to understand a complex business problem quickly and translate it into a technical solution. How did you approach it?
- You'll be embedded with customers from different industries—how would you balance understanding their domain expertise with advocating for technical best practices?