Palantir

Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Tactical Edge

Palantir

Washington, D.C.
Full-time

Our Principles

  • Impact: We take on meaningful and challenging projects that change the world for the better
  • Ownership: We see projects through from beginning to end, working through any 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 and give people the space to think for themselves
  • Growth: We encourage ourselves and our peers to seek new challenges and opportunities for growth, as well as find new ways to innovate and share knowledge
  • Learning: We often face entirely novel problems where we need to pick up a lot of new knowledge and learn how to use it to make progress. We believe experiential learning is one of the best teachers.

What We Value

  • Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics
  • Experience with containers (Docker/Podman) and orchestration (OpenShift/Kubernetes) infrastructure
  • Demonstrated proficiency with Linux systems, networking, and on-premise infrastructure
  • Demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, Bash, JavaScript, Go or similar
  • Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, and front-end frameworks
  • Understanding of how technical decisions impact the user of what you’re building
  • 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 ~25-75%

What We Require

  • Active US Security Clearance at or above the Top Secret level or willingness to upgrade to Top Secret