Forward Deployed Software Engineer · Palantir

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:53:16 GMT
Engineering

Palantir · New York · $135,000-$200,000/year · onsite

A Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) at Palantir is responsible for designing and implementing end-to-end solutions to address customer pain points. They work closely with customers and colleagues to gather feedback and improve products through rapid iteration cycles. FDSEs deploy groundbreaking technical solutions to solve complex problems, leveraging Palantir products, open-source technologies, and custom-built tools.

As an FDSE, you will work with customers worldwide, gaining insights into various industries and institutions. You will help detect insider trading, improve disaster relief, fight healthcare fraud, and more. Each mission presents unique challenges, and you will work to accommodate all aspects of an environment to drive real technical outcomes for our customers.

Whether you aspire to be an entrepreneur or an engineering leader, Palantir believes it is the best place to learn how. You will learn how to unpack a problem, understand the costs and consequences of its solution, and develop new technologies and languages. You will work autonomously and make decisions independently, within a community that will support and challenge you as you grow and develop.

Technologies We Use

Core Palantir products provide the foundations for our deployments.

Custom applications built on top of core Palantir platforms.

Postgres, Cassandra, Hadoop, and Spark for distributed data storage and parallel computing.

Java and Groovy for our back-end applications and data integration tools.

Typescript, React, Leaflet, and d3 for our web technologies.

Python for data processing and analysis.

Palantir cloud infrastructure based on AWS EC2 and S3.

Our Principles

Impact: We take on meaningful and challenging projects that change the world for the better.

Ownership: We see projects through from beginning to end, working through any obstacles we may encounter.

Collaboration: We work internally with people from a variety of backgrounds and externally with our customers to understand and solve their problems.

Trust: We trust each other to effectively manage time and priorities and give people the space to think for themselves.

Growth: We encourage ourselves and our peers to seek new challenges and opportunities for growth.

Learning: We believe experiential learning is one of the best teachers.

What We Value

Active US Security Clearance at or above the Top Secret level or willingness to obtain/upgrade to or above Top Secret.

Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics.

Experience with logistics, materiel, sustainment, aviation, or readiness analysis is a plus.

Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.

Understanding of how technical decisions impact the user of what you’re building.

Strong coder with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.

Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users.

Demonstrated ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.

Willingness and interest to travel as needed.

Additional Information

The estimated salary range for this position is $135,000-$200,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign-on bonus, and other potential future incentives.