Palantir Data Engineer - FDE

Title: Palantir FDE

Location: Remote

Longterm Contract

Required Qualifications:

12+ years in software engineering, data engineering, or AI/ML delivery; at least 4+ years in customer-facing or field roles.

• Proven track record in building and deploying AI/ML applications in production at enterprise scale.
• Deep full-stack proficiency: Python (required), Node.js/Go, React/Vue, SQL/NoSQL databases.
• Hands-on with LLMs, prompt engineering, vector databases, data pipelines, application dashboards, RAG pipelines, and agent orchestration frameworks.
• Strong DevOps skills: Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD, GPU infrastructure, cloud-native deployment patterns.
• Experience integrating across heterogeneous enterprise systems - ERP, data warehouses, data lakes, streaming architectures.
• Ability to translate ambiguous customer needs into actionable engineering plans under tight timelines.
• Excellent communication skills - comfortable with C-suite presentations, technical workshops, and cross-functional collaboration.
• Experience with Palantir Foundry, AIP, ontology modeling , Uniphore BAIC, or similar Enterprise AI development platforms.
• Knowledge of SLM fine-tuning, model distillation, RLHF, and AI evaluation frameworks.
• Experience building agentic AI solutions: multi-agent systems, tool use, and autonomous workflow orchestration.
• Familiarity with GPU infrastructure (NVIDIA H100/B200, InfiniBand) and private cloud platforms (OpenStack, VMware).
• Prior experience in technology consulting, AI startups, or Forward Deployed / Solutions Engineering roles.
• Domain expertise in financial services, healthcare, supply chain, defense, energy, or manufacturing.
• Experience with knowledge graphs, semantic modeling , and ontology-driven data management.

Palantir certification is an advantage.