Forward Deployed Software Engineer, New Grad
Job description
A World-Changing Company
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.
The Role
The Forward Deployed Software Engineer
Forward Deployed Engineering is a radical commitment to the outcome. This is Palantir's operating ethos. We pioneered this unique position, embedding engineers directly with our customers to tackle their most pressing challenges head-on. As an FDE, you'll be at the intersection of world-changing problems and impactful technology, shaping solutions where they matter most.
From hospital beds to factory floors, Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) embed themselves in the customer's reality until the problem is theirs. This requires walking many miles in a customer's shoes, building past the perimeter of what the product currently offers, and deviating from every pre-existing formula to solve the problem. Whether that problem is "How do we predict and mitigate wildfire risks across a power grid?" or "How can we analyze and adapt a global supply chain to deliver critical parts on time?" You'll use your technical expertise, creativity, and problem-solving skills to drive real-world impact.
Core Responsibilities
To solve mission-critical problems by deploying software and AI into the high stakes operations of the world's leading institutions. This requires a ruthless commitment to truth-seeking and prioritizing real outcomes.
The work is difficult. The stakes are real. You will work in small, high-trust teams and own projects end-to-end, from the first conversation with a customer, to shipping the product that changes how they operate. You will embed with the customer, the chaos, and the consequences, and will be entrusted with real ownership to:
Collaborate with engineers to make architecture and design decisions
Wrestle with data at a scale that breaks assumptions and demands invention
Build custom applications, LLM workflows, and production solutions engineered for a specific customer's reality
Own relationships with stakeholders from the users in the weeds to the executives making the calls
As a New Grad, you will be entrusted with responsibility on day
1. You will not be handed a ticket queue. You will not be shielded from the customer, the chaos, or the consequences. FDEs are entrusted with real ownership, operating with real autonomy, and held to a real standard, no matter their tenure.
About the role
You own complex problems from first discussion to deployed solution. Daily work involves walking city blocks with clients, challenging standard methods, and inventing new paths. New Graduates join chaotic environments, carrying responsibility, shaping data tools, and driving real operational change immediately.
Key facts
What you'll do
Designing scalable architectures alongside engineers while wrestling messy datasets that challenge every assumption.
Building tailored applications and LLM workflows that reshape how specific clients handle critical, real world constraints.
Walking through hospital corridors or factory sites to understand ground truth before writing the first production line.
Shipping solutions that redirect supply chains or forecast disruptions, ensuring partners receive timely, actionable insights.
Collaborating with users at every level to align interfaces with executive priorities and field level necessities.
Reviewing outcomes with stakeholders after deployment, adjusting models, and validating impact against original objectives.
Partnering with external organizations to integrate systems, share data responsibly, and extend the reach of implemented technology.
Guiding new graduates on their first projects, ensuring autonomy while maintaining rigorous standards for decision making.
Requirements
You must hold eligibility to work in the United Kingdom without sponsorship for this role.
You bring 3-5 years of relevant professional experience solving complex problems in dynamic settings.
You demonstrate the ability to master new systems quickly and apply knowledge directly to client contexts.
You communicate clearly, shifting between technical discussions and plain language explanations for diverse audiences.
Nice to have
Experience with geospatial data, LLM workflows, or operations research is preferred.
Skills & tools
Python, SQL, React, Node, Postgres, Airflow, Kafka, Spark, AWS, GCP.