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

The role

You will work directly with federal health and civilian agency customers to understand their hardest problems and build software solutions against them. You will own projects end to end, working in small teams on data pipelines, operational workflows and AI agents.

What you will do

• Work directly with customers to understand their hardest problems and build solutions
• Own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects within small, high-ownership teams
• Whiteboard architecture with engineers and build data pipelines and operational workflows
• Deploy AI agents
• Advise customer executives and drive strategy with your team
• Make consequential decisions and work autonomously

Required qualifications

• Active U.S. security clearance at the Top Secret level, or willingness to obtain or upgrade to a Top Secret clearance
• Strong coder with demonstrated proficiency in languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate in teams of technical and non-technical individuals
• Comfortable working in a rapidly changing environment with dynamic objectives
• Demonstrated ability to continuously learn, work independently and make decisions with minimal supervision
• Willingness and interest to travel as needed

Nice to have

• Strong engineering background, preferred in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering or Physics
• Experience with healthcare, logistics, aviation or readiness analysis
• 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 are building

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision insurance, plus voluntary life insurance
• Automatic basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
• Commuter benefits
• Relocation assistance
• 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
• Fertility and family building benefits
• Stipend for expenses that come with a new child
• 401k plan

Before you apply

• Active Top Secret security clearance required, or willingness to obtain or upgrade to one
• Remote roles require working from the state in which you are employed; roles marked Onsite require working from an office
• The posting warns that you will never be asked to submit payment or financial information during interviews

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. It is an Equal Opportunity Employer.