Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Delta)

The Role

Key Responsibilities

• - Provide embedded engineering support for the Palantir system, working alongside operational users and senior engineers to deliver mission-aligned capabilities - Perform data integration and ontology engineering tasks, including building and maintaining pipelines, implementing metric definitions, and aligning data transformations to the Foundry Ontology to ensure consistent interpretation across the platform - Develop workflows, applications, dashboards, and AI-enabled features using Foundry's Workshop/Slate application layer under guidance from senior engineers - Participate in intake, triage, and solution framing activities — helping translate user needs and stakeholder requests into well-scoped engineering work - Contribute to production hardening and transition efforts, including CI/CD pipeline configuration, build scripts, automated tests, and environment promotion workflows to ensure features are deployment-ready - Support sustainment and iterative improvement operations by resolving defects, delivering incremental enhancements, and maintaining stable operations across deployed capabilities - Produce clear technical documentation, including configuration notes, runbooks, and sprint artifacts - Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and demonstrations for government stakeholders - Conduct testing and validation to confirm workflows, dashboards, and AI features function correctly and that data aligns with approved definitions - Identify integration issues, surface blockers early, and collaborate with senior engineers to resolve them