Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government · Palantir

Sat, 25 Apr 2026 20:53:03 GMT
Engineering

Palantir · Fayetteville · $135,000 - $200,000/year · hybrid

A Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) at Palantir works closely with customers to understand their pain points and design end-to-end solutions. They deploy groundbreaking technical solutions to solve customers' hardest problems, leveraging Palantir products, open-source technologies, and custom-built tools.

The role involves working with customers globally, gaining insight into the world's most important industries and institutions. You will work to accommodate all aspects of an environment to drive real technical outcomes for our customers.

As an FDSE, you will:

Work with customers to understand their pain points and design end-to-end solutions

Deploy groundbreaking technical solutions to solve customers' hardest problems

Leverage Palantir products, open-source technologies, and custom-built tools

Collaborate with internal teams, including product teams and deployment strategists

Work with customers on-site to understand and solve their problems

We are looking for individuals with a strong engineering background, preferably in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or 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 is also desired.

We require active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance. You must be located in North Carolina and willing to travel to the Liberty ecosystem and Research Triangle, due to the nature and business needs of this role.