[Hiring] Forward Deployed Engineer @PVM, Inc.

Role Description

The Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) serves as a hands-on member of the technical team supporting the implementation of a data-driven operational intelligence platform built on Palantir Foundry and AIP. Working under the direction of an Echo/Deployment Strategist, you will help deliver a phased minimum viable product (MVP) that supports mission-critical decision-making for a federal government client.

• Execute assigned implementation tasks within established architecture and sprint plans.
• Raise issues and blockers to their Deployment Strategist.
• Help ensure sprint deliverables meet operational standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Support development of a data ontology and foundation that will underpin future predictive modeling capabilities.
• Contribute to a Workshop-based application (interactive scenario builder or operations dashboard with real-time insights) using Foundry’s Workshop/Slate application layer.
• Build and support natural-language querying capability over structured data, covering key business dimensions such as time, cost, quality, and context.
• Support ingestion of policy and reference documents into Foundry as searchable content.
• Implement rules-based logic and reusable business definitions anchored to the platform Ontology.
• Participate in agile sprint cycles, including planning, standups, sprint reviews, retrospectives, and backlog grooming.
• Demonstrate working capabilities to government stakeholders.
• Coordinate with client stakeholders and platform project managers as directed by the Deployment Strategist.
• Deliver clear technical documentation and configuration notes to support handoff and future roadmap phases.
• Provide defect resolution, troubleshooting, and incremental improvements.
• Support bi-weekly progress reports and sprint status updates alongside the Deployment Strategist.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry, including pipelines, Workshop/Slate, and Ontology configuration.
• 3-5 years of software engineering, data engineering, or systems integration experience.
• Exposure to regulated or compliance-driven data domains is a plus.
• Experience with Python, TypeScript, or Java in a data platform or analytics environment.
• Familiarity with data governance practices in federal or public-sector data environments.
• Comfortable working with moderate independence across the build, test, and deployment lifecycle, escalating complex architecture decisions to senior engineering staff.

Benefits

• Opportunities for growth and advancement.
• Tuition/Training reimbursement.
• Peer bonus program.
• Remote and on-site positions available.
• Unlimited PTO.
• Flexible work schedule.