Forward Deployed Software Engineer - UK Government

Palantir Technologies; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global software company is seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to address complex customer challenges. This role involves designing and implementing solutions, collaborating in small technical teams, and requires strong engineering skills along with proficiency in languages such as Python and Java. Candidates should possess the ability to adapt in dynamic environments and are expected to travel frequently as part of their responsibilities. The company offers a supportive community focused on innovation and personal growth.

Benefits

Opportunities for growth

Health and well-being initiatives

Hybrid working options

Qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant post-college work experience.
• Ability to travel 25-75% required.
• Security clearance or ability to obtain it.

Responsibilities

• Work in small teams and own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects.
• Discuss architecture with engineers.
• Wrangle massive-scale data and code custom web apps.

Skills

Strong engineering background

Familiarity with data structures

Understanding of technical decisions impact

Ability to work effectively in teams

Rapidly changing environment skills

Coding proficiency in Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or Data Science

Job description

Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) understand our customers' greatest pain points and design end-to-end solutions to address them. FDSEs solicit constant feedback on their work from both customers and colleagues, improving our products over time with rapid iteration cycles. FDSEs deploy groundbreaking technical solutions to solve our customers' hardest problems. Projects often start with a nebulous question like "Why are we losing customers?" or "How can we more effectively identify instances of money laundering?" FDSEs lead the way in developing a solution, from high‑level system design and prototyping to application development and data integration. As an FDSE, you leverage everything around you: Palantir products, open source technologies, and anything you and your team can build to drive real impact. You work with customers around the globe, where you gain rare insight into the world's most important industries and institutions. We help our customers detect insider trading, improve disaster relief, fight healthcare fraud, and more. Each mission presents different challenges, from the regulatory environment to the nature of the data to the user population. You will work to accommodate all aspects of an environment to drive real technical outcomes for our customers.

Core Responsibilities: FDSEs responsibilities look similar to those of a startup CTO – you work in small teams and own end‑to‑end execution of high‑stakes projects. A day might span discussing architecture with fellow engineers, wrangling massive‑scale data, coding a custom web app, speaking with customer executives, or establishing strategy for your team.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or Data Science.
• 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.
• Ability to work effectively in teams of technical and non‑technical individuals.
• Skill and comfort 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; 1+ years of relevant, post‑college work experience.
• Strong coding proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
• Ability to travel 25‑75% required, varies by location and team.
• Security clearance or the ability to obtain a clearance.

A World‑Changing Company

Palantir builds the world's leading software for data‑driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply‑chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.

Life at Palantir: We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes, which is why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests from your first interview to your long‑term growth, rather than relying on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well‑being across all areas of Palantirians’ lives is just one of the ways we’re investing in our community. Learn more at Life at Palantir.

In keeping consistent with Palantir’s values and culture, we believe employees are "better together" and in‑person work affords the opportunity for more creative outcomes. Therefore, we encourage employees to work from our offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams do offer hybrid options (WFH a day or two a week), allowing our employees to strike the right trade‑off for their personal productivity. Based on business need, there are a few roles that allow for "Remote" work on an exceptional basis. If you are applying for one of these roles, you must work from the city and or country in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.

Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.