Forward Deployed Engineer - Mixed Reality

Palantir; Washington; On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Palantir is seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) to join its Mixed Reality Group. You will be embedded with customers to tackle high-impact challenges, architect and build MR solutions leveraging data and AI to meet mission-critical needs.

As an FDSE, you will collaborate with customers, operators, and MR teams to deliver force-multiplying apps across factory floors, battlefields, and briefing rooms, driving real-world impact with Palantir’s cutting-edge platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience embedding engineers with customers to tackle real-world challenges.
• Strong problem solving and system design skills.
• Proficiency in building and deploying software for complex environments.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on work with cutting edge Mixed Reality hardware, deploying builds and testing integrations.
• Troubleshoot issues across all layers from hardware to application.
• Architect, develop, debug, document and deploy MR applications.

Skills

Software engineering

Mixed Reality

AI / ML

Customer collaboration

Job description

A World-Changing Company

Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By connecting the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to revitalize American industrial production, develop lifesaving drugs, protect our Warfighters, and more.

The Role

Palantir’s Mixed Reality Group (MRG) is a Tier 1 team of researchers, 3D artists, immersive UX designers, and cross-discipline engineers to bring the most exquisite software of our time to the factory floor, the battlefield, and the briefing room. You will collaborate with customers, operators, MR designers, and MR developers to deliver force-multiplying apps that exceed tomorrow’s requirements today.

The Original Forward Deployed Software Engineer

At Palantir, the Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) role isn’t just a job title: it’s the blueprint. We pioneered this unique position, embedding talented engineers directly with our customers to tackle their most pressing challenges head‑on. As an FDSE, you’ll be at the intersection of world‑changing problems and impactful technology, shaping solutions where they matter most.

FDSEs work side by side with our customers, rapidly understanding their toughest issues; architecting and building solutions that leverage business‑critical data and the latest advancements in AI to solve them. Whether it’s “How do we predict and mitigate wildfire risks to optimize power grids?” or “How can we analyze and adapt a global food supply chain to deliver life‑saving aid on time?”, you’ll use your technical expertise, creativity, and problem-solving skills to drive real-world impact.

You’ll have the rare opportunity to gain deep insight into and directly influence some of the world’s most critical industries and institutions. By building on Palantir’s powerful platforms leveraging integrated cutting‑edge AI, you’ll help organizations unlock the full potential of their data to make smarter, faster decisions.

Core Responsibilities

As an MR FDSE, you’ll experience the autonomy of a startup, with the resources, mentorship, and stability of an established tech company. Your contributions will have a direct impact on our customers’ missions and the real world. You’ll work in small, agile teams and own the end‒to‒end execution and implementation of high‑stakes projects, including:

• Hands‑on work with cutting edge Mixed Reality hardware. Deploying builds, configuring devices, building and testing new integrations
• Troubleshoot issues at all layers of the system, from physical to application
• Architect, develop, debug, document, and deploy performant Mixed Reality applications
• Collaborating with fellow engineers on architecture and design decisions
• Wrangling massive‑scale data and using AI to accelerate and enhance critical operations
• Developing custom applications tailored to customer needs
• Engaging directly with customer stakeholders, from technical teams to executives
• Shaping team strategy and driving projects from ideation to deployment, increasing your pain threshold to deliver real value