Forward Deployed Engineer- Palantir Foundry (New York City Metropolitan Area)

Forward Deployed Engineer- Palantir Foundry

Contract 6 Months

We are looking for a Forward Deployed Engineer to be an embedded technical delivery specialist who partners with domain teams to turn high-value problems into working data and AI applications on Palantir Foundry. The role blends software engineering, data engineering, and product thinking, with a focus on user adoption and operational durability.

Key Responsibilities

• Embedded delivery: Work with domain teams to understand workflows, define success criteria, and take solutions from prototype to production.
• Build on Foundry: Design end-to-end solutions, including pipelines, ontology, and applications, using Foundry-native patterns for permissions, auditability, and performance.
• Data engineering: Ingest, transform, and model datasets, with quality checks to ensure they are trustworthy and fit for use.
• Application development: Build user-facing workflows, integrate with other systems, and support deployment and monitoring.
• Cross-functional leadership: Align scope and standards with product, data science, governance, and platform teams, and communicate trade-offs clearly.
• Enablement: Create reusable templates and patterns, mentor teammates, and contribute to documentation and playbooks.

Essential Requirements

• Hands-on Palantir Foundry experience building and operationalizing solutions (pipelines, ontology, applications, access controls).
• Proven ability to partner with stakeholders, define solutions, and deliver proofs of concept.
• Track record of delivering software, data, or analytics products from prototype to production in fast-paced environments.
• Strong programming skills across data and application layers.
• Strong user empathy and ability to clarify ambiguous requirements and deliver iteratively.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.