Data Engineer - Palantir

Job Description

The Data Engineer (Palantir) is responsible for designing, developing, and managing end-to-end solutions on the Palantir Foundry platform. This role delivers scalable, governed data pipelines, ontologies, and applications that enable analytics and operational decision-making.

Platform Development

• Design, build, and maintain end-to-end data pipelines within Palantir Foundry, covering ingestion, transformation, and persistence.
• Develop and manage Foundry datasets, transforms, and pipelines using Python and SQL.
• Develop Foundry applications and analytical workflows (e.g., Workshop-based solutions) to support business and operational use cases.
• Promote solutions from development to production following platform, quality, and governance standards.

Platform Operations & Governance

• Support and operate Palantir Foundry environments (development, test, production).
• Monitor pipeline health, data quality, and performance; troubleshoot and resolve platform or data issues.
• Implement and maintain data access controls, permissions, and governance rules in alignment with security and compliance requirements.
• Partner with platform administrators to follow operational best practices and platform standards.

Data Integration & Engineering

• Integrate Palantir Foundry with enterprise data sources such as SAP, Snowflake, relational databases, APIs, and flat files.
• Ensure data accuracy, lineage, and consistency across the data lifecycle.
• Apply performance and scalability best practices for enterprise-scale data volumes.

Collaboration & Documentation

• Partner with business stakeholders, data analysts, and data scientists to translate requirements into scalable Foundry solutions.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and solution walkthroughs.
• Create and maintain technical documentation and operational runbooks.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating Foundry with SAP, Snowflake, Azure, or AWS ecosystems.
• Exposure to manufacturing, finance, supply chain, or operations analytics use cases.
• Familiarity with Foundry Code Repositories, version control (Git), and CI/CD concepts.
• Experience supporting production systems and operational analytics.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Minimum six (6) years of experience in data engineering, analytics engineering, or software engineering.
• Hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry, including:
• Data ingestion and transformation pipelines
• Ontology design and management
• Application or workflow development

Base Pay Range

$90,400.00 - $153,700.00 Annually

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and other voluntary benefits
• 401(K) including company matching
• Employee stock purchase program (ESPP)
• Student debt assistance
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Development and career growth opportunities and programs
• Financial planning benefits
• Wellness benefits including an employee assistance program (EAP)
• Paid time off and paid company holidays
• Family care and bonding leave