# Forward Deployed Software Engineer - Autonomous Systems C2

**Company:** [Palantir](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/palantir)
**Location:** Seattle, WA, Palo Alto, CA
**Role:** Solutions Architecture
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, Rust, Java, React, Palantir, CI/CD, Linux, Kubernetes
**Posted:** 2026-01-16

> Builds, integrates, and deploys full-stack C2 software for autonomous systems, integrating with Palantir, AI, and robotics. Requires 2+ years experience in software development and edge deployments, proficiency in JS/TS/Python/Rust/Java, and React.

## Job Description

## Core Responsibilities
- Build, test, integrate, and deploy mission-critical full-stack software solutions for C2 of multi-modal autonomous systems
- Integrate full-stack Autonomy C2 solutions into Palantir platform and with AI and autonomy software solutions such sensor and data fusion services, agentic decision making engines, and robotic control systems
- "Make things work" on the in the cloud, on-prem, and in hybrid-cloud environments, including tackling challenges in deployment, integration, security, and user experience
- Partner with multidisciplinary teams, including experts in sensing and fusion, artificial intelligence, systems engineering, user experience, and hardware and robotics experts to deliver well integrated solutions

## What We Require
- 2+ years of professional software development experience
- 2+ years of experience integrating and deploying software to edge or autonomous systems (e.g. drones, self-driving, on-prem/edge servers)
- Strong proficiency in JS/TS, Python, Rust, or Java
- Experience with front-end frameworks like REACT
- Strong integration skills and experience with software deployment, CI and automation tools, navigating APIs and documentation, networking, security and authentication, Linux/GNU
- Bachelor's/Master's (or significant relevant work experience) in Computer Science, Robotics, Electrical Engineering, or related fields
- Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
- Ability to travel 25-75%, varies by location and team

## What We Value
- Proven experience in software development of user-facing full-stack systems, ideally (but not required) experience with developing user interfaces for graphical, textual, and/or verbal AI and large generative models
- Knowledge of software deployment and CI, handling streaming/real time data, design and front-end development, are all helpful
- Ability to manage complexity, take initiative in problem solving, and think critically under pressure
- Experience deploying and maintaining robust production systems

## Similar roles

- [Enterprise Solutions Consultant](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/ead33126-ca96-4c92-9216-5da142d43823) - Addepar - Salt Lake City, UT
- [Software Engineer](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/e125f5f3-a821-40ca-8c63-42cc69b2cec4) - Narmi - New York, NY - $94k – $113k/yr
- [Associate Technical Partner Manager](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/63a222e8-ecd5-44b1-a72a-96d086eebba7) - Yext - New York, NY - $94k – $130k/yr
- [Deployment Operations Manager](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/3ee99017-bf1e-43c6-8d4b-196e74047812) - GovWell - New York, NY - $70k – $90k/yr
- [Software Implementation Consultant](https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/2395a9f4-5c78-4e21-925a-1402fc9c5a49) - PointClickCare - Remote - $81k – $89k/yr

**Apply:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/ae4f30e2-0a8b-4cef-a3a7-d0f8662b2fa1
**Canonical:** https://hotfix.jobs/jobs/ae4f30e2-0a8b-4cef-a3a7-d0f8662b2fa1