Forward Deployed Engineer - Mixed Reality

The role

You will work directly with customers to understand their hardest problems and build Mixed Reality apps and solutions for them. You will work in small agile teams and own projects from idea to deployment.

What you will do

• Work hands-on with Mixed Reality hardware: deploy builds, configure devices, build and test integrations
• Troubleshoot issues at all layers of the system, from physical to application
• Architect, develop, debug, document and deploy performant Mixed Reality applications
• Collaborate with engineers on architecture and design decisions
• Work with large-scale data and use AI to accelerate and improve critical operations
• Develop custom applications tailored to customer needs
• Engage directly with customer stakeholders, from technical teams to executives
• Shape team strategy and drive projects from ideation to deployment

Required qualifications

• Strong coder with proficiency in a language such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, Rust, Go or similar
• Active US Security clearance or eligibility, and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
• Ability and interest to travel up to 25% to client sites
• Analytical approach and eagerness to solve technical problems
• Ability to collaborate in teams of technical and non-technical people in a dynamic environment
• Understanding of Defense and Intel industry product lifecycles

Nice to have

• 2+ years of experience in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or Data Science

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance
• Automatic basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Flexible paid time off, not accrual based
• 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Leave of absence program, including military service and medical events
• Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
• Fertility and family building benefits, including adoption, surrogacy and preservation
• Stipend for expenses that come with a new child
• 401k plan

Before you apply

• Active US Security clearance or eligibility is required, or willingness to obtain one
• Palantir will never ask you to pay or share financial information during interviews

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, helping partners across industries and government. Its Mixed Reality Group brings software to the factory floor, the battlefield and the briefing room.