Palantir Architect

Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Job Title: Senior Forward Deployed Engineer

Location: Brentwood, TN / Remote

Long Term Contract

Manager Notes: The teammate will work on Axis, inventory and other usecases with-in Palantir space. Will act as Palantir FDE. Need to be an expert in the tool and help with architecting, developing solutions.

About the Role

As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer, you will serve as the technical leader at the intersection of Palantir Foundry's platform capabilities and most complex, high-impact healthcare data and operational engagements. This role combines deep technical expertise in Palantir Foundry with strategic deployment leadership, driving transformational outcomes for healthcare operations.

The Delta designation reflects a commitment to driving change and transformation — you are the catalyst who bridges the gap between what the platform can do and what it should do for unique operational context. You will be expected to be hands-on and an independent FDE owning, architecting enterprise-grade solutions, development, deployment, mentor as needed, and shape the technical strategy for critical engagements across healthcare ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Architecture

Design, build, and deploy end-to-end data integration pipelines using Palantir Foundry, including complex transforms, incremental pipelines, and multi-source data connectorsArchitect and maintain the Ontology layer — defining object types, link types, action types, and interfaces that model customer domains with precision and scalabilityDevelop and optimize Python, SQL, and Java transforms across distributed (PySpark) and lightweight (Pandas, Polars, DuckDB) compute enginesBuild and deploy TypeScript/Python Functions for server-side business logic, function-backed actions, and function-backed columnsCreate and configure Workshop applications, OSDK-based custom applications, and custom widgets to deliver operational front-endsLead data governance implementation — markings, permissions, restricted views, property security groups, and role-based access controlsDesign and deploy AIP-powered workflows, including AIP Logic, AIP Agents, evaluation suites, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines