Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
Washington, D.C. • Full-time
Posted 5mo ago
About the job
Palantir powers mission-critical work across federal health and civilian agencies, aiming to improve patient care, accelerate public health responses, assist farmers, modernize tax reviews, and enhance aviation safety. As a Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE), you will work directly with customers to understand and solve their most challenging problems. Your role will be akin to a startup CTO, owning end-to-end project execution within small, high-ownership teams. This involves a full stack of responsibilities, from whiteboarding architecture and building data pipelines to deploying AI agents, advising executives, and driving strategy, often within the same day.
Responsibilities
- Understand customer problems and build solutions.
- Own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects.
- Build data pipelines and operational workflows.
- Deploy AI agents.
- Advise customer executives.
- Drive strategy with your team.
Requirements
- Strong engineering background, preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics.
- Experience with healthcare, logistics, aviation, or readiness analysis is a plus.
- Familiarity with AI agents, data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
- Understanding of how technical decisions impact users.
- Strong coding proficiency in languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
- Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in diverse teams.
- Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives.
- Demonstrated ability to learn continuously, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.
- Willingness and interest to travel as needed.
- Active U.S. security clearance at the Top Secret level, or willingness to obtain or upgrade to a Top Secret clearance.