Forward Deployed Engineer

About the role

As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) , you will contribute directly to the development and delivery of Palantir capabilities. You will build analytical dashboard features, support CI/CD pipeline tasks, and work within a structured agile environment alongside senior engineers and government stakeholders. You will operate in two-week sprint cycles, contributing to feature delivery from design through deployment. At our organization, an FDE takes ownership of their work - building reliable features, writing meaningful code, and ensuring each sprint increment is production-ready.

Responsibilities

• Provide embedded engineering support for the Palantir system, working alongside operational users and senior engineers to deliver mission-aligned capabilities
• Perform data integration and ontology engineering tasks, including building and maintaining pipelines, implementing metric definitions, and aligning data transformations to the Foundry Ontology to ensure consistent interpretation across the platform
• Develop workflows, applications, dashboards, and AI-enabled features using Foundry's Workshop/Slate application layer under guidance from senior engineers
• Participate in intake, triage, and solution framing activities - helping translate user needs and stakeholder requests into well-scoped engineering work
• Contribute to production hardening and transition efforts, including CI/CD pipeline configuration, build scripts, automated tests, and environment promotion workflows to ensure features are deployment-ready
• Support sustainment and iterative improvement operations by resolving defects, delivering incremental enhancements, and maintaining stable operations across deployed capabilities
• Produce clear technical documentation, including configuration notes, runbooks, and sprint artifacts
• Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and demonstrations for government stakeholders
• Conduct testing and validation to confirm workflows, dashboards, and AI features function correctly and that data aligns with approved definitions
• Identify integration issues, surface blockers early, and collaborate with senior engineers to resolve them

Requirements

• Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry, including pipelines, Workshop/Slate, and Ontology
• 3+ years of software engineering experience
• Experience with Python, TypeScript, or Java in cloud-based data platforms
• Experience working in government, defense, or classified environments
• Ability to independently build features, test them, and deliver production-ready functionality
• Comfortable working in small, fast-moving technical teams
• About PVM & Benefits
• Opportunities for growth and advancement
• Tuition/Training reimbursement
• Peer bonus program
• Remote and on-site positions available
• Unlimited PTO
• Flexible work schedule
• PVM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the organization.

Benefits

Additional Information

In Person: Must reside in the Colorado Springs Area Reports to: Echo Direct reports: None. Delta's provide performance feedback on other engineers and participate in company peer mentorship program. Travel: 0-10%

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