Forward-Deployed Engineer: Palantir Foundry & AI Solutions

Accenture; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 139,000 - 434,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

401(k) plan

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients deploy Palantir Foundry and AIP solutions across industries. You will work with a small team of engineers, domain experts, and Deployment Strategists to turn client visions into scalable deployments that impact operations.

The role requires extensive hands-on data engineering experience, cloud proficiency, and strong communication with executives. Travel 0–100% may be required based on client needs.

Qualifications

• 8+ years hands-on experience in data engineering incl. ETL/ELT, warehousing, large-scale integration.
• 5+ years with Palantir Foundry building pipelines and deploying apps.
• 3+ years experience in prompt engineering and applied AI within Palantir (AIP, model deployment).
• 5+ years working with cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/GCP).
• 8+ years experience in Python OR PySpark OR Java.
• 5+ years leading an engineering team.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, Eng, or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience.

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams to design, build, and support client-facing applications.
• Translate objectives into a delivery plan: gather requirements, analyze data, and map prototype to deployment.
• Prototype and iterate quickly; validate with users and adapt based on feedback.
• Deliver production-grade pipelines and applications turning client data into workflows and decisions.
• Align and communicate requirements, progress, and tradeoffs to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Client success mindset

Structured problem solving

Software & data engineering

Ownership mindset

Delivery track record

Collaboration & communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS, Eng, or equivalent (12+ years)

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

Python

PySpark

Java

TypeScript

JavaScript

AWS

Azure

GCP

Git

Jenkins

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients deploy Palantir Foundry and AIP solutions across industries. You will work with a small team of engineers, domain experts, and Deployment Strategists to turn client visions into scalable deployments that impact operations.

The role requires extensive hands-on data engineering experience, cloud proficiency, and strong communication with executives. Travel 0–100% may be required based on client needs.