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