Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad

About the Role

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, empowering partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, and more. The Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) is a unique position embedding engineers directly with customers to tackle their most pressing challenges. As an FDE, you will be at the intersection of problems and technology, shaping solutions where they matter most. You will embed with the customer, building past the product's current offerings and deviating from pre-existing formulas to solve problems.

Key Responsibilities

• Solve mission-critical problems by deploying software and AI into high-stakes operations.
• Work in small, high-trust teams and own projects end-to-end, from initial customer conversation to shipping the product.
• Embed with the customer to understand their reality and consequences.
• Collaborate with engineers on architecture and design decisions.
• Wrestle with data at a scale that demands invention.
• Build custom applications, LLM workflows, and production solutions engineered for a specific customer's reality.
• Own relationships with stakeholders, from users to executives.

What We Value

• Agency: Learn continuously, make decisions with incomplete information, and don't wait to be told what to do.
• Embracing ambiguity: Operate effectively in mixed technical and non-technical teams where objectives shift and solutions require iteration.
• Intrinsic motivations: Solve hard technical problems driven by the need to achieve outcomes.
• Ruthless goal orientation: Push past, rewrite, or discard existing product boundaries and limitations.
• Going where you’re needed most: Expect 25-50% travel.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science.
• Must be graduating in December 2026 or Spring 2027.
• Submit an updated resume/CV in PDF format.
• Provide thoughtful responses to application questions.