Forward Deployed Engineer - Mixed Reality
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 17, 2026. First seen by Alion on Feb 7, 2025. Palantir Technologies scores C on the Alion truth index.
The Role
Palantir's Mixed Reality Group (MRG) is a Tier 1 team of researchers, 3D artists, immersive UX designers, and cross-discipline engineers to bring the most exquisite software of our time to the factory floor, the battlefield, and the briefing room. You will collaborate with customers, operators, MR designers, and MR developers to deliver force-multiplying apps that exceed tomorrow’s requirements today.
The Original Forward Deployed Software Engineer
At Palantir, the Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) role isn’t just a job title: it’s the blueprint. We pioneered this unique position, embedding talented engineers directly with our customers to tackle their most pressing challenges head-on. As an FDSE, you’ll be at the intersection of world-changing problems and impactful technology, shaping solutions where they matter most.
FDSEs work side by side with our customers, rapidly understanding their toughest issues; architecting and building solutions that leverage business-critical data and the latest advancements in AI to solve them. Whether it’s “How do we predict and mitigate wildfire risks to optimize power grids?” or “How can we analyze and adapt a global food supply chain to deliver life-saving aid on time?”, you’ll use your technical expertise, creativity, and problem-solving skills to drive real-world impact.
You’ll have the rare opportunity to gain deep insight into and directly influence some of the world’s most critical industries and institutions. By building on Palantir’s powerful platforms leveraging integrated cutting-edge AI, you’ll help organizations unlock the full potential of their data to make smarter, faster decisions.
Core Responsibilities
As an MR FDSE, you’ll experience the autonomy of a startup, with the resources, mentorship, and stability of an established tech company. Your contributions will have a direct impact on our customers’ missions and the real world. You’ll work in small, agile teams and own the end-to-end execution and implementation of high-stakes projects, including:
- Hands-on work with cutting edge Mixed Reality hardware. Deploying builds, configuring devices, building and testing new integrations
- Troubleshoot issues at all layers of the system, from physical to application
- Architect, develop, debug, document, and deploy performant Mixed Reality applications
- Collaborating with fellow engineers on architecture and design decisions
- Wrangling massive-scale data and using AI to accelerate and enhance critical operations
- Developing custom applications tailored to customer needs
- Engaging directly with customer stakeholders, from technical teams to executives
- Shaping team strategy and driving projects from ideation to deployment, increasing your pain threshold to deliver real value
Technologies We Use
- A variety of languages, including Java, Go, and Rust for backend and TypeScript for frontend
- Android tools (Android Studio, adb, etc.)
- Unity
- Industry-standard build tooling, including Gradle, CircleCI, and GitHub
What We Value
- A highly analytical approach and eagerness to solve technical problems with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
- Experience or curiosity about working with and using large scale data to take on valuable business problems.
- Ability to collaborate efficiently in teams of technical and non-technical individuals, and comfortable working in a dynamic environment with evolving objectives and iteration with users.
- Challenging dogma, fighting fixed mindsets, burning down bureaucracy at every opportunity
- Understanding of Defense and Intel industry product lifecycles
- Strong programming skills with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Go, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, or similar.
What We Require
- 2+ years of experience preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science.
- Strong coder with demonstrated proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, C#, Rust, Go, or similar.
- Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance.
- Ability and interest to travel up to 25%, as needed to client sites, but flexible based on personal preferences.