Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - Commercial

Palantir Technologies; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 135,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k plan

Paid time off and holidays

Job summary

Palantir Technologies in New York is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer, New Grad, to join its innovative team. This role emphasizes real ownership and autonomy from day one, where engineers engage directly with customers and tackle meaningful challenges.

Successful candidates will have an engineering degree and proficiency in programming. Expect to travel 25–50% to client sites, embracing a dynamic and high-impact environment that pushes the boundaries of technology.

Qualifications

• Graduating in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027.
• Must have a strong foundation in one or more programming languages.
• Ability to solve hard technical problems in various fields.

Responsibilities

• End-to-end project ownership from initial customer conversation to product shipment.
• Making architecture and design decisions alongside engineers.
• Building custom applications tailored to specific customer realities.

Skills

Proficiency with programming languages (Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript)

Problem-solving skills

Data structures and cloud infrastructure knowledge

Education

Engineering degree (Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, etc.)

Job description

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.

The Forward Deployed Engineer, New Grad

Forward Deployed Engineering is a radical commitment to the outcome. This is Palantir’s operating ethos. We represent a departure from the traditional software delivery paradigm, which hinges on selling prepackaged solutions and doing what is minimally viable to accrue revenue.

From hospital to factory floors, Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) embed themselves in the customer’s reality fully, until the problem is theirs. This requires walking many miles in a customer’s shoes, having the agency to build past the perimeter of what a product currently offers, and deviating from every existing formula to win. It requires delivering real outcomes.

You are allowed expected to use your agency. You are allowed expected to respect the problem. You are allowed expected to run towards the fire.

Core Responsibilities

To turn AI into meaningful value for an enterprise, to deliver tangible outcomes, and to ruthlessly seek out the ground truth and build opinionated solutions.

As a New Grad, you will be entrusted with responsibility on day 1. You will not be handed a ticket queue. You will not be shielded from the customer, the chaos, or the consequences. FDEs are entrusted with real ownership, operating with real autonomy, and held to a real standard, no matter their tenure.

The work is difficult. The stakes are not simulated. You will work in small, high-trust teams and own projects end-to-end, from the first conversation with a customer to shipping the product that changes how they operate.

• Sitting alongside engineers to make architecture and design decisions
• Wrestling with data at a scale that breaks assumptions and demands invention
• Building custom applications, LLM workflows, and production solutions engineered for a specific customer's reality, not a generic use case
• Owning relationships with stakeholders from the users in the weeds to the executives making the calls

What We Value

• Travels when the work requires it; client sites are where the real problems live. Expect 25–50% travel, depending on team and location.
• Wants to iterate and deploy production solutions with Gen AI that have consequence and enable true enterprise growth.
• Learns continuously, makes decisions with incomplete information, and doesn't wait to be told what to do next.
• Operates effectively in teams that mix technical and non-technical people, in environments where the objectives shift and the users push back.
• Solves hard technical problems—data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks—because that is what closing the gap requires.
• Is drawn to large-scale data not as an abstraction, but as the actual lever for solving problems that matter.

What We Require

• Engineering degree, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Applied Mathematics, Computer Engineering, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science.
• Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
• Must be graduating in Fall 2026 or Spring 2027.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $135,000 - $145,000 per year. Total compensation may also include Restricted Stock units, sign‑on bonus, and other potential future incentives. Further note that total compensation will be determined by each individual’s relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign‑on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long‑term incentives.

Benefits

• Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance.
• Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Relocation assistance.
• Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based.
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs).
• 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
• Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events.
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back‑up care for all parents.
• Fertility and family‑building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation.
• Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child.
• Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401k plan.

Work and Remote Policy

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. 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 state in which you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is 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 let us know how we can help.

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