Palantir
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
About this role
Palantir seeks a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to work directly with federal health and civilian agencies, solving complex, mission-critical problems through rapid prototyping and full-stack software development. You'll operate as a technical leader within small teams, bridging customer needs with engineering solutions across data pipelines, AI systems, and operational workflows.
What you'll do
- Partner with government customers to understand complex problems and architect solutions
- Design and build end-to-end data pipelines and operational workflows
- Deploy and integrate AI agents into customer systems
- Lead technical execution across full-stack development
- Advise customer executives on strategy and technical decisions
- Collaborate with engineers to design system architecture
What they're looking for
- Full-stack software engineering
- Data pipeline design and implementation
- System architecture
- AI/machine learning integration
- Problem-solving and ambiguity navigation
- Autonomous decision-making
- Customer communication and stakeholder management
- Startup or scale-up engineering mindset
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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 problem with incomplete information and propose a technical solution. How did you approach it?
- Describe your experience working directly with non-technical stakeholders or clients. How do you translate their needs into technical requirements?