Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Diverse Lynx, LLC; Louisville (TN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Diverse Lynx LLC is seeking a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer to lead data integration initiatives in Louisville, TX. The contract role focuses on Palantir Foundry implementations, ontology modeling, and end-to-end pipeline development using Python, SQL, and TypeScript.

The candidate will guide architecture, governance, and deployment roadmaps while engaging with senior customer stakeholders to deliver scalable, production-grade solutions. Comprehensive DevOps and CI/CD practices are expected.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software/data engineering or technical consulting with at least 2+ years on Palantir Foundry.
• Strong Python (PySpark, Pandas, Polars) and SQL skills; TypeScript valued.
• Deep understanding of the Foundry Ontology and related data models.
• Proven track record designing and deploying production-grade data pipelines at scale.
• Experience building Workshop applications and OSDK-based apps (React/TypeScript).
• Excellent communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical leadership and architecture of end-to-end data integration pipelines on Palantir Foundry.
• Architect and maintain the Ontology layer with precise customer-domain models.
• Develop Python, SQL, and Java transforms across PySpark and lightweight engines.
• Build and deploy TypeScript/Python functions and custom widgets for front-end and back-end logic.
• Lead data governance implementation including RBAC, permissions, and restricted views.
• Design and deploy AIP-powered workflows and retrieval-augmented generation pipelines.

Skills

Palantir Foundry

Python

SQL

TypeScript

Data pipelines

Leadership

PySpark

Tools

Workshop apps

OSDK-based apps

Job description

Role: Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Location: Louisville, TN

Type: Contract

Rate: $70/hr

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Design, build, and deploy end-to-end data integration pipelines using Palantir Foundry, including complex transforms, incremental pipelines, and multi-source data connectors

Architect and maintain the Ontology layer — defining object types, link types, action types, and interfaces that model customer domains with precision and scalability

Develop and Eligible to workimize Python, SQL, and Java transforms across distributed (PySpark) and lightweight (Pandas, Polars, DuckDB) compute engines

Build and deploy TypeScript/Python Functions for server-side business logic, function-backed actions, and function-backed columns

Create and configure Workshop applications, OSDK-based custom applications, and custom widgets to deliver operational front-ends

Lead data governance implementation — markings, permissions, restricted views, property security groups, and role-based access controls

Design and deploy AIP-powered workflows, including AIP Logic, AIP Agents, evaluation suites, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines

Deployment Strategy & Customer Engagement

Serve as the primary technical point of contact for senior customer stakeholders, translating business problems into platform solutions

Own deployment roadmaps end-to-end: scoping, architecture design, implementation, testing, and operationalization

Drive adEligible to workion by delivering high-quality, production-grade solutions that users trust and rely on daily

Navigate complex organizational dynamics, building relationships with executives, analysts, data engineers, and end users

Identify expansion opportunities by deeply understanding the customer's operational landscape and surfacing new use cases for the platform

Skills

Team Leadership & Mentorship

Lead and mentor a team of Forward Deployed Engineers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and architecture direction

Establish engineering best practices across the deployment: branching strategies (global and local), incremental pipeline design, testing, and CI/CD

Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and internal trainings on Foundry capabilities, new platform features, and deployment patterns

Platform Mastery & Innovation

Stay at the forefront of Foundry platform evolution — including Pipeline Builder, Code Workspaces, Model Studio, OSDK, Cipher, and streaming capabilities

Build and deploy machine learning models using Model Studio (no-code) and pro-code repositories for classification, regression, time series forecasting, and custom predictive modeling

Leverage the full data lifecycle: Data Connection → Sync → Datasets → Transforms → Ontology → Applications → Actions → Writeback

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or technical consulting — with at least 2+ years on Palantir Foundry
• Strong proficiency in Python (PySpark, Pandas, Polars) and SQL; experience with TypeScript is highly valued
• Deep understanding of the Foundry Ontology — object types, link types, action types, interfaces, and functions
• Proven track record of designing and deploying production-grade data pipelines (batch and streaming) at enterprise scale
• Experience building Workshop applications and/or OSDK-based applications (React/TypeScript)
• Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (Eligible to workP) — Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and IAM
• Experience with Google BigQuery — query Eligible to workimization, partitioning/clustering strategies, BigQuery ML, data warehousing patterns, and migration from legacy EDW platforms (e.g., Netezza, Teradata)
• Experience with AIP (AI Platform) — AIP Logic, AIP Agents, evaluation suites, and LLM-powered functions
• Familiarity with machine learning workflows in Foundry: Model Studio, pro-code model authoring, batch/live inference
• Experience implementing data governance frameworks — markings, ABAC, restricted views, Cipher for data protection, and HIPAA-compliant data handling
• Background in healthcare, kidney care, or clinical operations, revenue cycle Eligible to workimizations a plus.
• Experience leading teams of 3+ engineers in forward-deployed settings
• Contributions to internal tooling, open-source projects, or platform evangelism

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