Palantir
Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government - Federal Health and Civilian
$135K–$200K
Washington, D.C. · Hybrid · Full-time · Posted May 7, 2026
About the job
Build and deploy software solutions for federal health and civilian customers, owning high-stakes projects from problem discovery through implementation and advising customer leaders.
What you'll do
- Develop end-to-end solutions, including data pipelines, operational workflows, and AI agents.
- Work with customers and internal teams to understand complex problems, shape strategy, and deliver software.
- Advise customer executives and make technical and project decisions.
What they ask for
- Active U.S. Top Secret security clearance, or willingness to obtain or upgrade to one.
- Strong coding proficiency in Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
- Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams, work independently, and make decisions with minimal supervision.
- Willingness and interest to travel as needed.
Nice to have
- Experience with healthcare, logistics, aviation, or readiness analysis.
- Strong engineering background, preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or Physics.
Pay
$135,000- $200,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Postgres, Cassandra, Hadoop, Spark, Java, Groovy, Typescript, React
AI focus
Deploy AI agents as part of customer solutions.
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