Palantir
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Edge Autonomous Systems
$135K–$200K
Washington, D.C. · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted Oct 7, 2025
- Experience
- 2+ years of professional software development experience; 2+ years integrating and deploying software to edge or autonomous systems.
- Education
- Bachelor's/Master's (or significant relevant work experience) in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields.
About the job
Builds, integrates, and deploys edge autonomous-system software that combines sensors, unmanned platforms, and intelligent decision-making for remote and autonomous control.
What you'll do
- Develop and deploy autonomy, navigation, sensor-fusion, and actuation software.
- Integrate Palantir autonomy software with sensors, actuators, and autonomous platforms.
- Deploy and support systems in edge, on-prem, and hybrid-cloud environments, working with multidisciplinary teams.
What they ask for
- 2+ years of professional software development experience and 2+ years integrating and deploying software to edge or autonomous systems.
- Strong proficiency in Python, Rust, C++, or Java.
- Strong integration skills, including networking, Linux/GNU, CI/CD, scripting and automation, APIs, and edge/networking hardware.
- Bachelor's/Master's (or significant relevant work experience) in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields; active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain one; ability to travel 25-75%.
Nice to have
- Experience in autonomous systems, embedded systems, sensors, drones, robotics, or edge AI.
- Knowledge of AI/ML, sensor processing, and edge/on-prem hardware and networking.
Pay
$135,000 - $200,000/year USD base salary
Tools
Python, Rust, C++, Java, Linux/GNU, CI/CD
AI focus
Develop and deploy AI solutions for agent autonomy and navigation, sensor and data fusion, and response actuation.
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