Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health And Civilian

Palantir; New York (NY); On-site; USD 135,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Paid time off

401(k) plan enrollment

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Palantir is seeking a Forward Deployed Software Engineer to work with federal health and civilian agencies in New York. This role involves owning and executing high-stakes projects while collaborating with clients to solve complex problems. The estimated salary ranges from $135,000 to $200,000 per year, and the position requires a Top Secret U.S. security clearance. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, and 401(k) plan enrollment.

Qualifications

• Active U.S. security clearance at the Top Secret level or willingness to obtain one.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical teams.
• Capacity to learn continuously and work independently.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects.
• Build solutions for complex problems presented by customers.
• Show up and solve challenges quickly.

Skills

Strong engineering background

Coding proficiency in Python

Coding proficiency in Java

Coding proficiency in C++

Coding proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript

Experience with healthcare

Experience with logistics

Experience with aviation

Education

Bachelor in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or Physics

Tools

Postgres

Cassandra

Hadoop

Spark

AWS EC2 and S3

React

Leaflet

d3

Job description

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health And Civilian

Location: New York

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

Palantir powers mission‑critical work across federal health and civilian agencies – from improving patient care and accelerating public health responses, to helping farmers access services, modernizing tax record reviews, and improving aviation safety.

Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) work directly with customers to rapidly understand their hardest problems and build solutions against them. Projects often start with an open‑ended question such as How do we respond to a foodborne illness outbreak faster? or Where is our medical supply chain failing patients? Your job is to show up and solve them.

In Federal Health/Civil, your responsibilities are like those of a startup CTO. You will own end‑to‑end execution of high‑stakes projects within small, high‑ownership teams, spanning the full stack of execution: whiteboarding architecture with engineers, building data pipelines and operational workflows, deploying AI agents, advising customer executives, and driving strategy with your team – sometimes all in the same day. You will unpack ambiguous problems and reason carefully about the cost and consequence of solutions, work autonomously, make consequential decisions, and build with some of the country's most important institutions.

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 back‑end applications and data integration tools.
• Typescript, React, Leaflet, and d3 for web technologies.
• Python for data processing and analysis.
• Palantir cloud infrastructure based on AWS EC2 and S3.

What We Value

• Strong engineering background, preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics.
• Experience with healthcare, logistics, aviation, or readiness analysis.
• Familiarity with AI agents, data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front‑end frameworks, and other technical tools.
• Understanding of how technical decisions impact the users of what you're building.
• Strong coding proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non‑technical teams in a rapidly changing environment.
• Capacity to learn continuously, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.
• Willingness and interest to travel as needed.

What We Require

• Active U.S. security clearance at the Top Secret level, or willingness to obtain or upgrade to a Top Secret clearance.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $135,000 - $200,000 per year. Total compensation may also include Restricted Stock units, sign‑on bonus, and other potential future incentives. The estimate excludes the value of any potential sign‑on bonus, benefits, and the potential future value of long‑term incentives.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents.
• Basic life, accidental death & dismemberment, and disability insurance.
• Commuter benefits.
• Relocation assistance.
• Paid time off as needed, not accrual based.
• Two weeks of paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs).
• 10 paid holidays per 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 (adoption, surrogacy, preservation).
• Child stipend for expenses associated with a new child.
• 401(k) plan enrollment.

Equal‑Opportunity Statement

Palantir is an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to veterans, people with disabilities, and others. We are committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability.