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Palantir

Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad - US Government

Palantir
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onsite entry full-time $135,000 - $145,000/year New York, NY

First indexed 18 Jun 2026

Description

Palantir builds the world's leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.

As a Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE), you'll work directly with customers to quickly understand their greatest problems and design and implement solutions to use data against them. You'll apply your problem-solving ability, creativity, and technical skills to help organizations use their data to drive a real impact in the world.

Core Responsibilities:

  • Work in small teams with minimal supervision and own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects.
  • Discuss architecture with fellow engineers, wrangle massive-scale data, code custom web apps, speak with customer executives, or establish strategy for your team.

Our Principles:

  • Impact: Address meaningful projects that change the world for the better.
  • Ownership: See projects through from beginning to end, working through obstacles.
  • Collaboration: Work internally and externally with customers to understand and tackle their problems.
  • Growth: Encourage seeking new challenges and opportunities for growth.

What We Value:

  • Ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal direction.
  • Collaborate in teams of technical and non-technical individuals.
  • Eagerness to creatively solve technical problems with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, and other technical tools.
  • Interest in working with large-scale data to solve valuable business problems.
  • Willingness to travel as needed to client sites.

What We Require:

  • Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance.
  • Engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science.
  • Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript.

Benefits:

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Commuter benefits.
  • Relocation assistance.
  • Take what you need paid time off.
  • 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year.
  • 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year.
  • Supportive leave of absence program.
  • Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents.
  • Fertility and family building benefits.
  • Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child.
  • 401k plan.
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