Lead Palantir Engineer

BP; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

BP in the United States seeks a Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer to partner with engineering and operations teams to deliver automated digital solutions across oil and gas operations. This role focuses on building scalable data models, pipelines, Ontology assets, and integrations while aligning with security and performance standards.

You will collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and technology teams to drive adoption of AI-driven workflows and maintain robust, maintainable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, Data Science, or related field.
• 5+ years engineering, with 2+ years Palantir Foundry experience.
• Proven ownership of production Palantir solutions from requirements to adoption.
• Experience designing end-to-end data pipelines, Ontology, and apps.
• Proficiency in Python and SQL; familiarity with TypeScript/React.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of operational solutions across planning, development, production, and maintenance.
• Deploy workflow tools to users and boost adoption.
• Update leadership on progress and risks.
• Incorporate AI-driven workflows and new tools.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Design, build, and maintain data models, pipelines, Ontology assets, and integrations.
• Choose appropriate platform components for maintainability and lifecycle cost.
• Apply engineering best practices: modular design, testing, observability.
• Develop integrations with Snowflake, AWS, SAP, and other systems.
• Partner with Palantir Platform team on Ontology assets and guardrails.
• Own solutions through planning, deployment, user adoption, and improvement.
• Identify work, dependencies, and communicate progress to stakeholders.
• Evaluate Palantir and AI capabilities based on value and risk.
• Promote reuse and provide Palantir best-practice guidance.

Skills

Problem solving

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Learning agility

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, CS, Data Science, or related field

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Workshop

OSDK

Code Repositories

Pipeline Builder

React

TypeScript

Python

SQL

APIs

Ontology Management

Job description

Job Family Group: IT&S Group

Job Description

We are seeking a highly skilled Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to collaborate with bpx engineering and operational teams to develop high-quality digital solutions. This role is pivotal in creating a highly automated advanced digital enterprise across our oil and gas operations. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Palantir to drive business outcomes and strong foundational knowledge of data principles, connectivity with other platforms, operational workflows, application of AI, and a passion for adopting emerging technologies. A willingness to learn new tools and troubleshoot complex issues quickly is essential.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of operational solutions across capital planning, development activities, production operations, maintenance, and midstream gathering
• Deploy workflow solutions tools to end users and enhance functionality to improve user adoption.
• Regularly update leadership of progress and risks as solution development progresses.
• Stay ahead of industry trends by evaluating and incorporating new tools and technologies, including AI-driven workflows to transform how work is done.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data scientists, analysts, and technology teams to translate oil and gas requirements into scalable solutions that meet data quality, security, performance, and platform standards
• Design, build, and maintain data models, pipelines, Ontology assets, applications, Actions, Functions, and integrations using capabilities such as AIP, Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, Workshop, and OSDK
• Design solutions with clear boundaries across ingestion, transformation, Ontology, application, and operational workflow layers
• Select native or custom application approaches based on user needs, functionality, maintainability, and lifecycle cost
• Apply sound engineering practices to custom development, including modular design, testing, reuse, documentation, observability, and separation of concerns
• Develop or contribute to integrations with Snowflake, AWS, SAP, and other third-party systems through APIs and supported integration patterns
• Partner with the Palantir Platform team on shared Ontology assets, permissions, custom components, integrations, reusable patterns, and platform guardrails
• Own solutions through planning, development, testing, deployment, user adoption, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement
• Proactively identify work, dependencies, and risks and communicate progress and technical tradeoffs to stakeholders and leadership
• Evaluate emerging Palantir and AI capabilities based on business value, risk, and supportability
• Promote reuse and provide training and guidance on Palantir best practices

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering with 2+ years focused on Palantir Foundry solution development.
• Demonstrated ownership of a production Palantir solution from requirements and architecture through deployment, support, and user adoption
• Experience designing and troubleshooting end-to-end solutions spanning source systems, data pipelines, the Ontology, applications, Actions, and writeback
• Experience building operational applications using Workshop, OSDK, React-based custom widgets, or a combination
• Ability to choose appropriately among Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, Workshop, custom development, Actions, and Functions
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience using TypeScript, React, and APIs
• Understanding of maintainable application and data architecture, including testing, componentization, reuse, observability, and separation of concerns
• Ability to plan work, anticipate dependencies, and collaborate across business, data, application, platform, and integration teams
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced experience with Palantir capabilities such as AIP, Workshop, OSDK, Code Repositories, Pipeline Builder, Ontology Management, Data Con