Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Tactical Edge
About this role
The Forward Deployed Software Engineers - Tactical Edge (Delta) role is a customer-facing engineering position embedded on small teams—typically a mix of a few engineers and non-technical folks—functioning like a startup for a specific customer. The team's job is to look across the full Palantir product suite and figure out which subset of technologies needs to be deployed to make that customer successful.
More specifically, this tech is deployed onto small, on-prem form factors—as compact as a single server blade, sometimes a few. That introduces significant nuance:
How do we fit the software within tight resource constraints?
How do we dynamically allocate resources based on customer workflow priorities?
How do we deploy, monitor, and support our systems as they move around the world with forward-deployed units, especially when we don’t have hands-on access?
This role demands extreme breadth, high independence, and grit to navigate the technical and operational complexity of tactical edge environments.
Additional resources
Who wants to be a delta?
Day in the life of an FDSE
Software Engineers (Devs) vs Forward Deployed Software Engineers (Deltas)
Company at a glance
Palantir is a publicly traded software company specializing in data integration and analysis solutions for government agencies and enterprises across national security, healthcare, energy, finance, and manufacturing sectors.
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
Culture & values
Celebrate individuals' strengths, skills, and interests from first interview to long-term growth
Do not rely on traditional career ladders
Pay attention to the needs of the community to optimize growth opportunities
Ensure many pathways to success at Palantir
Believe employees are 'better together'
In-person work affords opportunity for more creative outcomes
Encourage employees to work from offices to foster connectivity and innovation
Many teams offer hybrid options allowing employees to work from home one or two days a week
Allow employees to strike the right trade-off for their personal productivity
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