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.
