Palantir
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
New York, NY · Exec
Work authorization required$135k-$200kDetected 75 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptPythonJavaC++ReactFull-Stack DevelopmentData StructuresPostgreSQLCassandraAWSCloud PlatformsSparkData EngineeringAgentic AISupply ChainLogisticsPublic HealthPatient CareCommunicationCollaboration
About the role
- Palantir powers mission-critical work across federal health and civilian agencies - from improving patient care and accelerating public health responses, to helping farmers access services, modernizing tax record reviews, and improving aviation safety.
- Projects often start with an open-ended question: "How do we respond to a foodborne illness outbreak faster?" or "Where is our medical supply chain failing patients?" Your job is to show up and solve them.
- In Federal Health/Civil, your responsibilities look like those of a startup CTO.
Responsibilities
- We trust each other to effectively manage time and priorities and give people the space to think for themselves.
- You'll work autonomously, make consequential decisions, and build with some of the country's most important institutions - with colleagues who will support and challenge you along the way.
- Trust: We trust each other to effectively manage time and priorities and give people the space to think for themselves.
- A World-Changing Company Palantir builds the world's leading software for data-driven decisions and operations.
- By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.
- Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) work directly with customers to rapidly understand their hardest problems and build solutions against them.
Requirements
- Familiarity with AI agents, data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
- Strong coder with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
Nice to have
- Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics.
Skills
- Java and Groovy for our back-end applications and data integration tools.
- Typescript, React, Leaflet, and d3 for our web technologies.
- Palantir cloud infrastructure based on AWS EC2 and S3.
Compensation
- Salary The estimated salary range for this position is estimated to be $135,000- $200,000/year.
Benefits
- Experience with healthcare, logistics, aviation, or readiness analysis is a plus.
Company info
- 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.
- 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.
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