Palantir
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government
$135K–$200K
Laurel, MD · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 13, 2026
About the job
Designs, builds, and deploys end-to-end software and data solutions to address US government customers’ complex operational problems.
What you'll do
- Lead solution development from system design and prototyping through application development and data integration.
- Work with customers and colleagues to gather feedback and iteratively improve solutions.
- Adapt technical deployments to customer environments, data, regulatory requirements, and users.
What they ask for
- Active US Security Clearance at or above the Top Secret level.
- Strong coding proficiency in Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or a similar language.
- Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, and front-end frameworks.
- Ability to collaborate, learn continuously, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.
Nice to have
- Experience with logistics, materiel, sustainment, aviation, or readiness analysis.
- Strong engineering background, preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or Physics.
Pay
USD 135,000- USD 200,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Postgres, Cassandra, Hadoop, Spark, Java, Groovy, Typescript, React
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