Forward Deployed Software Engineer; remote
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, 48228, USA
Listed on 2026-06-02
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Software Development
Data Engineer, Software Engineer, AI Engineer
We are seeking a full-time Forward Deployed Software Engineer in any Surgence location or fully remote. This position will be responsible for designing, developing, and deploying production‑grade solutions on Palantir Technologies Foundry in close collaboration with product, delivery, and customer stakeholders. This role operates at the intersection of data engineering, application development, and operational execution, transforming complex business workflows into scalable, sustainable, and user‑adopted systems.
This position is highly execution‑focused and AI‑enabled. The Forward Deployed Software Engineer is expected to leverage AI tools throughout the software development lifecycle—including AI‑assisted solution design, coding, testing, debugging, and documentation—to improve speed, quality, and overall effectiveness. The Forward Deployed Software Engineer works directly alongside business and operational leaders to understand processes, integrate data sources, and deliver solutions that support day‑to‑day operations.
Functions
- Design, build, and maintain end-to-end Foundry solutions, including:
- Data ingestion and integration pipelines.
- Ontology and semantic data models.
- Foundry applications and user‑facing workflows.
- Work across the stack using Foundry‑native tools to deliver solutions that are:
- Production‑ready
- Secure and governed
- Scalable and supportable
- Integrate data from diverse source systems (APIs, files, databases, external partners)
- Ensure data quality, reliability, and observability across pipelines.
- Troubleshoot data and application issues in production environments.
- Follow and uphold platform guardrails for:
- Tenant isolation
- RBAC and access controls
- Data lineage and auditability
- Treat "done" as release‑ready, not just code complete.
- Ensure solutions can be supported by downstream teams.
- Collaborate with other FDEs, architects, and platform engineers to align on standards and patterns.
- Document designs, data flows, and operational considerations.
- Continuously grow Foundry, domain, and full‑stack skills.
- Support occasional on‑site internal or customer events (
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