Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government

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Job summary

Palantir is seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer in Denver to create solutions targeting challenges like money laundering for government clients. This role requires strong engineering fundamentals, with coding proficiency in languages such as Python, Java, and C++. Candidates must possess an active US Security Clearance at or above the Top Secret level. The ideal applicant will collaborate across teams to turn complex customer problems into effective, actionable solutions, while gaining insights into critical industries and challenges.

Qualifications

• Active US Security Clearance at or above the Top Secret level.
• Strong coder with proficiency in languages like Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Demonstrated ability to continuously learn and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Understand customer pain points and design solutions.
• Develop end-to-end solutions addressing complex problems.
• Work with global customers on crucial projects.

Skills

Strong engineering background

Proficiency in Python

Proficiency in Java

Proficiency in C++

Familiarity with data structures

Ability to collaborate effectively

Education

Degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Postgres

Cassandra

Hadoop

Spark

Typescript

React

d3

Job description

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government

Develop solutions to identify instances of money laundering for government clients.

Location: Denver | Compensation: $135,000 – 200,000 USD / year | Job Tags: Software

About The Role

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 Role

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 ground breaking 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.

Whether you aspire to be an entrepreneur or an engineering leader, we believe Palantir is the best place with the best colleagues to learn how. You'll learn how to unpack a problem and understand the costs and consequences of its solution. You'll learn new technologies and languages, and even develop them yourself. You'll work autonomously and make decisions independently, within a community that will support and challenge you as you grow and develop.

Technologies We Use

• Core Palantir products provide the foundations for our deployments.
• Custom applications built on top of core Palantir platforms.
• Postgres, Cassandra, Hadoop, and Spark for distributed data storage and parallel computing.
• Java and Groovy for our back-end applications and data integration tools.
• Typescript, React, Leaflet, and d3 for our web technologies.
• Python for data processing and analysis.
• Palantir cloud infrastructure based on AWS EC2 and S3.

Our Principles

• Impact: We take on meaningful and challenging projects that change the world for the better.
• Dedication: We see projects through from beginning to end in spite of obstacles we may encounter.
• Collaboration: We work internally with people from a variety of backgrounds—such as other FDSEs, product teams, and Deployment Strategists. We also work externally with our customers, often on site, to understand and solve their problems.
• Trust: We trust each other to effectively manage time and priorities—we don't micromanage. We want to give people the space to think for themselves.
• Growth: We push ourselves and our peers to improve ourselves and the world around them.
• Learning: We often face entirely novel problems, where we need to pick up a lot of new information and learn how to use it to make progress.

What We Value

• Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics.
• Experience with logistics, materiel, sustainment, aviation, or readiness analysis is a plus.
• 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.
• Strong coder with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfortable 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.
• Willingness and interest to travel as needed.

What We Require

• Active US Security Clearance at or above the Top Secret level.

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.