Palantir

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government

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1 year ago
San Diego, CA, USAMid Level
H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$135k - $200k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Understand customer pain points and design end-to-end solutions
  • Lead projects from high-level system design and prototyping through application development and data integration
  • Deploy technical solutions for difficult customer problems
  • Build custom applications on Palantir platforms using open-source technologies and team-built tools
  • Solicit and incorporate feedback from customers and colleagues through rapid iteration
  • Work with customers, often on site, to understand their environments and deliver technical outcomes
  • Make independent decisions and manage projects autonomously

Requirements

  • Active US security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain one
  • Strong engineering background, preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or Physics
  • Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and related technical tools
  • Strong coding proficiency in Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar languages
  • Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical teams in rapidly changing environments
  • Ability to learn continuously, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision
  • Willingness and interest to travel as needed
  • Experience with logistics, materiel, sustainment, aviation, or readiness analysis is a plus

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, voluntary life, basic life, AD&D, and disability insurance options
  • Commuter benefits
  • Flexible paid time off plus two weeks of paid time off at year-end, subject to team and business needs
  • Ten paid holidays
  • Supportive leave of absence program, including military and medical leave
  • Paid parental leave and subsidized backup care
  • Fertility and family-building benefits
  • New-child expense stipend
  • 401(k) plan
  • Employees are encouraged to work from company offices; many teams offer hybrid work one or two days per week, with limited remote roles available based on business needs

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About Palantir

5,001-10,000 employees

Palantir builds data-integration and AI-driven analytics platforms used by governments and large enterprises to run operations and make decisions. Its core products, including Gotham and Foundry (with Apollo for deployment), are sold via software subscriptions and implementation services. Founded in 2003 and headquartered in Miami, it is NYSE-listed and deployed across defense, intelligence, healthcare, and industrial sectors.

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