# Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Japan Forward Deployed

**Company:** [Palantir](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/palantir)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Skills:** Python, Java, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Postgres, Cassandra, Hadoop, Spark, AWS, Groovy, Leaflet, D3
**Posted:** 2024-10-03

> Designs and deploys custom technical solutions using Palantir platforms to solve customer problems in critical industries. Requires strong coding skills in Python/Java/TypeScript, customer collaboration, Top Secret Clearance, and onsite work.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Understand customers' pain points and design end-to-end solutions.
- Solicit feedback from customers and colleagues to improve products through rapid iteration.
- Deploy technical solutions for complex problems like customer loss or money laundering detection.
- Lead from high-level system design, prototyping, application development, to data integration.
- Leverage Palantir products, open source technologies, and custom builds for impact.
- Work with global customers in industries like finance, healthcare, and disaster relief.

## Requirements
- Strong engineering background (e.g., Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics).
- Experience with logistics, materiel, sustainment, aviation, or readiness analysis (plus).
- Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks.
- Understanding of how technical decisions impact users.
- Strong coding proficiency in **Python**, **Java**, **C++**, **TypeScript/JavaScript**, or similar.
- Ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical teams in rapidly changing environments.
- Comfort with dynamic objectives, user iteration, independent work, and minimal supervision.
- Active **Top Secret Clearance** with SCI eligibility; willingness to travel within country.

## Technologies
- **Postgres**, **Cassandra**, **Hadoop**, **Spark**.
- **Java**, **Groovy**.
- **TypeScript**, **React**, **Leaflet**, **d3**.
- **Python**.
- **AWS EC2**, **S3**.

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