Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Job Description
Job Description
Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Delta)On-Site: Huntsville, Alabama
Reports to: Echo
Direct reports: None. Delta's provide performance feedback on other engineers and participate in company peer mentorship program.
Travel: 0-10%
The Role
As a Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE), you will contribute directly to the development and delivery of Palantir capabilities. You will build analytical dashboard features, support CI/CD pipeline tasks, and work within a structured agile environment alongside senior engineers and government stakeholders. You will operate in two-week sprint cycles, contributing to feature delivery from design through deployment.
At our organization, an FDE takes ownership of their work — building reliable features, writing meaningful code, and ensuring each sprint increment is production-ready.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide embedded engineering support for the Palantir system, working alongside operational users and senior engineers to deliver mission-aligned capabilities
- Perform data integration and ontology engineering tasks, including building and maintaining pipelines, implementing metric definitions, and aligning data transformations to the Foundry Ontology to ensure consistent interpretation across the platform
- Develop workflows, applications, dashboards, and AI-enabled features using Foundry's Workshop/Slate application layer under guidance from senior engineers
- Participate in intake, triage, and solution framing activities — helping translate user needs and stakeholder requests into well-scoped engineering work
- Contribute to production hardening and transition efforts, including CI/CD pipeline configuration, build scripts, automated tests, and environment promotion workflows to ensure features are deployment-ready
- Support sustainment and iterative improvement operations by resolving defects, delivering incremental enhancements, and maintaining stable operations across deployed capabilities
- Produce clear technical documentation, including configuration notes, runbooks, and sprint artifacts
- Participate in sprint planning, daily standups, sprint reviews, and demonstrations for government stakeholders
- Conduct testing and validation to confirm workflows, dashboards, and AI features function correctly and that data aligns with approved definitions
- Identify integration issues, surface blockers early, and collaborate with senior engineers to resolve them
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry, including pipelines, Workshop/Slate, and Ontology
- 3+ years of software engineering experience
- Experience with Python, TypeScript, or Java in cloud-based data platforms
- Experience working in government, defense, or classified environments
- Ability to independently build features, test them, and deliver production-ready functionality
- Comfortable working in small, fast-moving technical teams
About PVM & Benefits
At PVM, we mean it when we say we value diversity. As a PVM team member, you will work with people from all different backgrounds that are passionate about the problems we solve for our customers and are focused on delivering value for our clients. Our culture encourages problem solving, leadership, and innovation, and creates an environment that will support your professional and personal growth. Here are a few highlights of the advantages of being a part of the PVM community:
- Opportunities for growth and advancement
- Tuition/Training reimbursement
- Peer bonus program
- Remote and on-site positions available
- Unlimited PTO
- Flexible work schedule
PVM delivers digital services that help government agencies unlock the power of their data for good and maximize the value of their technology investments. We design, develop, and deploy solutions to solve mission-critical problems. PVM is a black- and service-disabled veteran-owned small business and was founded by a retired Naval officer out of frustration with the status quo with one goal in mind: to help his fellow Shipmates solve the problems they were facing every day. Today, we continue to be driven by that same goal and are focused on taking on our clients' missions as our own to make a difference in the communities we serve. PVM believes in equal opportunity employment. We won't discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, gender, nationality, age, religion, disability, military status, or sexual orientation. As a company and as individuals, we're committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for our team, our family members, and our clients.
PVM is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at all levels of the organization.
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