Lead Palantir Engineer

Job Family Group:

IT&S Group

Job Description:

We are seeking a highly skilled Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) to collaborate with bpx engineering and operational teams to develop high-quality digital solutions. This role is pivotal in creating a highly automated advanced digital enterprise across our oil and gas operations. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Palantir to drive business outcomes and strong foundational knowledge of data principles, connectivity with other platforms, operational workflows, application of AI, and a passion for adopting emerging technologies. A willingness to learn new tools and troubleshoot complex issues quickly is essential.

The ideal candidate will have experience delivering production grade Palantir solutions end to end and understand how data pipelines, the Ontology, applications, Actions, and integrations work together. They will have strong foundational knowledge of data principles, operational workflows, external connectivity, and AI, along with the judgment to select the right approach based on user needs, maintainability, and platform standards.

This is a hands-on role requiring proactive ownership of solutions from initial scope through rollout and support. The successful candidate will be comfortable bridging the gap between technology and end users in office and field locations. This role will also require working across functional teams and quickly learning and troubleshooting new technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of operational solutions across capital planning, development activities, production operations, maintenance, and midstream gathering
• Deploy workflow solutions tools to end users and enhance functionality to improve user adoption.
• Regularly update leadership of progress and risks as solution development progresses.
• Stay ahead of industry trends by evaluating and incorporating new tools and technologies, including AI-driven workflows to transform how work is done.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data scientists, analysts, and technology teams to translate oil and gas requirements into scalable solutions that meet data quality, security, performance, and platform standards
• Design, build, and maintain data models, pipelines, Ontology assets, applications, Actions, Functions, and integrations using capabilities such as AIP, Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, Workshop, and OSDK
• Design solutions with clear boundaries across ingestion, transformation, Ontology, application, and operational workflow layers
• Select native or custom application approaches based on user needs, functionality, maintainability, and lifecycle cost
• Apply sound engineering practices to custom development, including modular design, testing, reuse, documentation, observability, and separation of concerns
• Develop or contribute to integrations with Snowflake, AWS, SAP, and other third-party systems through APIs and supported integration patterns
• Partner with the Palantir Platform team on shared Ontology assets, permissions, custom components, integrations, reusable patterns, and platform guardrails
• Own solutions through planning, development, testing, deployment, user adoption, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement
• Proactively identify work, dependencies, and risks and communicate progress and technical tradeoffs to stakeholders and leadership
• Evaluate emerging Palantir and AI capabilities based on business value, risk, and supportability
• Promote reuse and provide training and guidance on Palantir best practices

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in engineering with 2+ years focused on Palantir Foundry solution development.
• Demonstrated ownership of a production Palantir solution from requirements and architecture through deployment, support, and user adoption
• Experience designing and troubleshooting end-to-end solutions spanning source systems, data pipelines, the Ontology, applications, Actions, and writeback
• Experience building operational applications using Workshop, OSDK, React-based custom widgets, or a combination
• Ability to choose appropriately among Pipeline Builder, Code Repositories, Workshop, custom development, Actions, and Functions
• Proficiency in Python and SQL, with experience using TypeScript, React, and APIs
• Understanding of maintainable application and data architecture, including testing, componentization, reuse, observability, and separation of concerns
• Ability to plan work, anticipate dependencies, and collaborate across business, data, application, platform, and integration teams
• Excellent problem-solving skills, with the ability to thrive in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced experience with Palantir capabilities such as AIP, Workshop, OSDK, Code Repositories, Pipeline Builder, Ontology Management, Data Connections, Solution Design, and Data Health
• Experience with Actions, Functions, ontology edits, writeback workflows, or custom widgets
• Experience with branching, peer review, automated testing, release management, monitoring, and production support
• Familiarity with Spark, Scala, Snowflake, AWS, SAP, or emerging AI interoperability concepts such as MCP or A2A
• Experience with Ontology design, data catalogs, master-data patterns, or reusable semantic models
• Oil and gas experience, including upstream or downstream operations, time-series data, geospatial analytics, maintenance, midstream, or energy supply chains

Compensation & Benefits:

How much do we pay (Base)? $167,000 - $200,000

Note that the pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

We offer a reward and wellbeing package designed to support your life both inside and outside of work. Benefits may include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid time off
• Discretionary annual bonus program
• Long-term incentive program
• 401(k) matching program

Legal authorization requirements:

Must be legally authorized to work full-time in the United States for any employer other than your current employer

Must not require sponsorship now or in the future for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.)

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the application or interview process, perform essential job functions, and receive other employment benefits and privileges. Please contact us to request accommodations.

Travel Requirement:

Negligible travel should be expected with this role

Relocation Assistance:

Relocation may be negotiable for this role

Remote Type:

This position is a hybrid of office/remote working

Skills:

Agility core practices, Agility core practices, API and platform design, Cloud Platforms, Collaboration, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Creating a high performing team, Database Design, Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Emerging technology monitoring, Facilitation, Information Security, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Problem Solving, Relational Data Modeling, Risk Management, Scripting, Secure development, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development {+ 7 more}

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Legal Disclaimer:

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability status. Individuals with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bp’s recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process, please contact us.

If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks.