Forward Deployed Engineer (Palantir Foundry)

Location: North America (Remote, with occasional planned travel)
Contract: Initial 6 months (extension likely)
Start: ASAP
Engagement: C2C or W2

Day Rate:

• Up to $1,200/day (C2C)

• Up to $900/day (W2)

The Role

We’re looking for experienced Forward Deployed Engineers with deep expertise in Palantir Foundry to work directly with customers on high-impact, real-world products.

This is a hands-on, customer-facing role where you’ll take ownership from problem definition through to production delivery, building solutions from the ground up and ensuring they are fit for purpose.

You’ll collaborate closely with technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complex requirements into scalable, production-ready systems.

Key Responsibilities

• Work directly with customers to scope, design, and deliver Foundry-based solutions

• Build end-to-end solutions across backend, ontology, and frontend

• Develop and deploy pipelines, data models, and workflows in Palantir Foundry / AIP

• Translate business and operational needs into technical architectures

• Own delivery from initial discovery through deployment and iteration

• Act as a trusted technical partner to customer teams

Required Experience

• Proven experience in a Forward Deployed / customer-facing engineering role

• Strong hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry (including ontology)

• Experience building solutions from scratch for customers

• Comfort working across the full stack within Foundry

• Excellent communication skills and ability to work with non-technical stakeholders

• Able to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

Nice to Have

• Experience with Palantir AIP

• Background in consulting, product delivery, or field engineering

• Experience working across regulated or high-stakes environments

Why This Role

• Fully remote with limited, pre-planned travel

• High-impact customer work with real-world outcomes

• Opportunity to own and shape solutions end-to-end

• Strong day rates and potential for extension