Senior Forward-Deployed Engineer – Foundry & AI Platforms

Accenture PLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 94,000 - 291,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Long-term disability

401(k)

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients deploy Palantir Foundry and build tailored solutions that accelerate AI-driven decision making. You will join a small team of engineers, domain experts, and Deployment Strategists to deliver measurable results across industries including government, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, production-grade pipelines, and cross-functional collaboration, with travel as needed.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years hands-on data engineering experience (ETL/ELT, data warehousing, large-scale integration).
• Minimum 3 years with Palantir Foundry building data pipelines, managing datasets, and deploying applications within Palantir Foundry and/or Palantir Gotham.
• Minimum 3 years experience prompt engineering and applied AI techniques within Palantir (AIP, model deployment, feature engineering).
• Minimum 5 years working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
• Minimum 5 years experience in Python OR PySpark OR Java.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent (minimum 12 years) work experience. If Associate’s Degree, must have minimum 8 years work experience

Responsibilities

• Work with cross-functional teams: Partner with engineers, program managers, and domain specialists to design, build, and support client-facing applications.
• Translate objectives into a delivery plan: Gather requirements, analyze data and workflows, and define a roadmap from prototype to scaled deployment.
• Prototype and iterate quickly: Build from scratch when needed, validate with users, and iterate rapidly based on feedback and operational results.
• Deliver production-grade solutions: Ship reliable pipelines and applications that turn client data into operational workflows and decision support.
• Align and communicate: Write clear requirements, share progress with technical and non-technical stakeholders, and drive work to release.

Skills

Data engineering

Python

PySpark

Java

Cloud platforms

Palantir Foundry

AI techniques

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Palantir Gotham

Palantir AIP

Git

GitHub

GitLab

Jenkins

Job description

Accenture is seeking a Forward Deployed Engineer to help clients deploy Palantir Foundry and build tailored solutions that accelerate AI-driven decision making. You will join a small team of engineers, domain experts, and Deployment Strategists to deliver measurable results across industries including government, healthcare, energy, and manufacturing.

The role emphasizes rapid prototyping, production-grade pipelines, and cross-functional collaboration, with travel as needed.