Forward Deployed Engineer — AI-Powered Data Solutions

Accenture; Sacramento (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 235,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients solve challenges from battlefield to supply chains, deploying Palantir Foundry and AIP-based solutions that transform decision intelligence.

You will work with a small team of engineers and domain experts to turn a client's vision into a measurable operational impact, delivering production-grade data pipelines and applications while staying aligned with stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years hands-on data engineering experience (ETL/ELT, data warehousing, large-scale integration).
• Minimum of 1 year with Palantir Foundry building data pipelines and deploying apps within Palantir Foundry and/or Gotham.
• Minimum of 1 year experience with Palantir AIP and model deployment.
• Minimum of 3 years experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Minimum of 3 years experience in Python OR PySpark OR Java.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering or 12 years equivalent work experience (6 years if Associate’s).

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design, build, and support client-facing applications.
• Translate objectives into delivery plans, gathering requirements and defining roadmaps.
• Prototype, validate with users, and iterate rapidly based on feedback and results.
• Deliver production-grade pipelines and applications turning client data into workflows and decision support.
• Write clear requirements and progress updates for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Python

PySpark

Java

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

Cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP)

Data engineering

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Engineering

Equivalent work experience (12 years)

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

Git

Jenkins

AWS/Azure/GCP

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients solve challenges from battlefield to supply chains, deploying Palantir Foundry and AIP-based solutions that transform decision intelligence.

You will work with a small team of engineers and domain experts to turn a client's vision into a measurable operational impact, delivering production-grade data pipelines and applications while staying aligned with stakeholders.