PRINCIPAL, TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING

We Are The Accenture Palantir Business Group (APBG) is a global business group within Accenture that combines Accenture’s industry, data, and AI expertise with Palantir’s Foundry and Artificial Intelligence Platform (AIP) to help organizations scale AI and transform decision‑making. Formed in 2025 as part of Accenture’s expanded strategic partnership with Palantir, APBG serves as a center of excellence delivering Palantir‑enabled solutions across industries such as government, healthcare, energy, financial services, and manufacturing. The group accelerates enterprise reinvention by integrating consulting, engineering, and global delivery capabilities to move clients from siloed data to integrated, AI‑driven decision intelligence.
As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will be responsible for helping our clients solve their most pressing challenges, from the battlefield to supply chains, benefits programs, and broader government operations. You will work as part of a small team of engineers, domain experts, and other Deployment Strategists to turn a client’s vision into reality by deploying Palantir software and building tailored solutions that make a measurable impact on their operations.
Partner with engineers, program managers, and domain specialists to design, build, and support client-facing applications.

• Gather requirements, analyze data and workflows, and define a roadmap from prototype to scaled deployment.
• Ship reliable pipelines and applications that turn client data into operational workflows and decision support.
• Own the outcome, go beyond the stated scope when needed, and consistently deliver value for the customer.
• Structured problem solving : Software + data engineering fundamentals : Python, TypeScript) and build applications on large structured and unstructured datasets.
• Ship software/analytics that produces measurable, real-world outcomes.
• embed with customer teams when required.

In this role, you will iterate quickly, build from scratch, and help organizations transform their operations at uncommon speed. You will not just be deploying software; you will help reshape how entire organizations function by providing powerful tools to those who can drive change.
Travel may be required for this role. The amount of travel will vary from 0 to 100% depending on business need and client requirements.
Minimum of 8 years hands-on experience in data engineering, including ETL/ELT pipelines, data warehousing, and large-scale data integration.
Minimum of 5 years' experience with Palantir Foundry building data pipelines, managing datasets, and deploying applications within Palantir Foundry and/or Palantir Gotham
Minimum of 3 years experience prompt engineering and applied AI techniques within Palantir (AIP, model deployment, feature engineering)
Minimum of 5 years working with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
Minimum of 8 years experience in Python OR PySpark OR Java
Minimum 5 years leading an engineering team
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
Bonus points if you have:
Full-stack and Front-end development experience
Experience with DevOps / CI-CD pipelines (Git, GitHub/GitLab, Jenkins)
Experience building solutions with large language models
Demonstrated proficiency in TypeScript, or JavaScript

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