Forward Deployed Software Engineer - UK Government

The role

You will work with customers to understand their hardest problems and design end-to-end technical solutions, from system design and prototyping to application development and data integration. You will work in small teams and own high-stakes projects, including for UK government customers.

What you will do

• Understand customers' greatest pain points and design end-to-end solutions
• Lead solution development from high-level system design and prototyping to application development and data integration
• Gather constant feedback from customers and colleagues and iterate on products quickly
• Work in small teams and own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects
• Discuss architecture with engineers, wrangle large-scale data, code custom web apps and speak with customer executives

Required qualifications

• 1+ years of relevant, post-college work experience
• Strong engineering background (e.g. Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, Data Science)
• Strong coder with proficiency in languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript or similar
• Ability to travel 25 to 75 percent
• Security clearance or the ability to obtain one
• Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure and front-end frameworks
• Ability to work effectively in teams of technical and non-technical people
• Comfort working in a rapidly changing environment
• Ability to learn continuously, work independently and make decisions with minimal supervision

Benefits

• Support for health and well-being (offerings may vary by region)
• Growth opportunities based on individual strengths, skills and interests rather than traditional career ladders

Before you apply

• Security clearance required, or the ability to obtain one
• Travel of 25 to 75 percent required, varying by location and team
• Remote work is allowed only on an exceptional basis; if remote, you must work from the city and country where you are employed

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, used by partners to develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children. The company works with customers around the globe in industries and institutions such as finance, disaster relief and healthcare.