Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian

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. Forward Deployed Software Engineers (FDSEs) work directly with customers to rapidly understand their hardest problems and build solutions against them. 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. You'll own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects within small, high-ownership teams, spanning the full stack of execution: whiteboarding architecture with engineers, building data pipelines and operational workflows, deploying AI agents, advising customer executives, and driving strategy with your team - sometimes all in the same day.

Responsibilities

Work directly with customers to rapidly understand their hardest problems and build solutions against them; Own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects within small, high-ownership teams; Whiteboarding architecture with engineers; Building data pipelines and operational workflows; Deploying AI agents; Advising customer executives; Driving strategy with your team

Requirements

Active U.S. security clearance at the Top Secret level, or willingness to obtain or upgrade to a Top Secret clearance

Nice to have

Strong engineering background, preferred in fields such as 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 the user of what you’re building; Strong coder with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar; Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives and iteration with users; Demonstrated ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision; Willingness and interest to travel as needed

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance; Voluntary life insurance; Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance; Commuter benefits; Relocation assistance; Take what you need paid time off; 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year; 10 paid holidays; Supportive leave of absence program; Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care; Fertility and family building benefits; Stipend for new child expenses; 401k plan; Restricted Stock units; Sign-on bonus; Other potential future incentives