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Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Delta)
Tranzeal Inc.
🇺🇸 United States
On-site
Senior
3 months ago
- Palantir
- Foundry
- Python
- SQL
- Java
- PySpark
- Pandas
- Polars
- DuckDB
- TypeScript
- RAG
- CI/CD
- Machine Learning
- React.js
- GCP
- Compute Engine
- Cloud Functions
- Dataflow
- Pub/Sub
- IAM
- BigQuery
- Teradata
- AI
- ABAC
- HIPAA
- AI/ML
3 months ago
As a Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Delta), you will serve as the technical leader at the intersection of Palantir Foundry's platform capabilities and most complex, high-impact healthcare data and operational engagements. This role combines deep technical expertise in Palantir Foundry with strategic deployment leadership, driving transformational outcomes for healthcare operations.
The Delta designation reflects a commitment to drivingchange and transformation — you are the catalyst who bridges the gap between what the platform can do and what it should do for unique operational context. You will be expected to be hands-on and an independent FDE owning , architecting enterprise-grade solutions, development, deployment, mentor as needed, and shape the technical strategy for critical engagements across healthcare ecosystem.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Leadership & Architecture
- Design, build, and deploy end-to-end data integration pipelines using Palantir Foundry, including complex transforms, incremental pipelines, and multi-source data connectors
- Architect and maintain the Ontology layer — defining object types, link types, action types, and interfaces that model customer domains with precision and scalability
- Develop and optimize Python, SQL, and Java transforms across distributed (PySpark) and lightweight (Pandas, Polars, DuckDB) compute engines
- Build and deploy TypeScript/Python Functions for server-side business logic, function-backed actions, and function-backed columns
- Create and configure Workshop applications, OSDK-based custom applications, and custom widgets to deliver operational front-ends
- Lead data governance implementation — markings, permissions, restricted views, property security groups, and role-based access controls
- Design and deploy AIP-powered workflows, including AIP Logic, AIP Agents, evaluation suites, and retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) pipelines
- Serve as the primary technical point of contact for senior customer stakeholders, translating business problems into platform solutions
- Own deployment roadmaps end-to-end: scoping, architecture design, implementation, testing, and operationalization
- Drive adoption by delivering high-quality, production-grade solutions that users trust and rely on daily
- Navigate complex organizational dynamics, building relationships with executives, analysts, data engineers, and end users
- Identify expansion opportunities by deeply understanding the customer's operational landscape and surfacing new use cases for the platform
- Lead and mentor a team of Forward Deployed Engineers, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and architecture direction
- Establish engineering best practices across the deployment: branching strategies (global and local), incremental pipeline design, testing, and CI/CD
- Conduct knowledge-sharing sessions and internal trainings on Foundry capabilities, new platform features, and deployment patterns
- Contribute to internal engineering culture through tooling improvements, documentation, and cross-team collaboration
- Stay at the forefront of Foundry platform evolution — including Pipeline Builder, Code Workspaces, Model Studio, OSDK, Cipher, and streaming capabilities
- Build and deploy machine learning models using Model Studio (no-code) and pro-code repositories for classification, regression, time series forecasting, and custom predictive modeling
- Leverage the full data lifecycle: Data Connection → Sync → Datasets → Transforms → Ontology → Applications → Actions → Writeback
- Partner with Palantir product teams and DaVita's internal Palantir development team to provide field feedback andshape the future direction of the platform
- 5+ years of experience in software engineering, data engineering, or technical consulting — with at least 2+ years on Palantir Foundry
- Strong proficiency inPython (PySpark, Pandas, Polars) andSQL; experience withTypeScript is highly valued
- Deep understanding of theFoundry Ontology — object types, link types, action types, interfaces, and functions
- Proven track record of designing and deployingproduction-grade data pipelines (batch and streaming) at enterprise scale
- Experience buildingWorkshop applications and/orOSDK-based applications (React/TypeScript)
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience withGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP) — Compute Engine, Cloud Functions, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, and IAM
- Experience withGoogle BigQuery — query optimization, partitioning/clustering strategies, BigQuery ML, data warehousing patterns, and migration from legacy EDW platforms (e.g., Netezza, Teradata)
- Experience withAIP (AI Platform) — AIP Logic, AIP Agents, evaluation suites, and LLM-powered functions
- Familiarity withmachine learning workflows in Foundry: Model Studio, pro-code model authoring, batch/live inference
- Experience implementingdata governance frameworks — markings, ABAC, restricted views, Cipher for data protection, and HIPAA-compliant data handling
- Background inhealthcare, kidney care, or clinical operations, revenue cycle optimizations a plus.
- Experience leading teams of 3+ engineers in forward-deployed settings
- Contributions to internal tooling, open-source projects, or platform evangelism
| Category | Technologies & Skills |
| Languages | Python, TypeScript, SQL, Java |
| Data Engineering | PySpark, Pandas, Polars, DuckDB, Pipeline Builder, Incremental Pipelines |
| Cloud Platforms | Google Cloud Platform (GCP), BigQuery, Cloud Storage, Dataflow, Pub/Sub, Cloud Functions |
| Ontology | Object Types, Link Types, Action Types, Interfaces, Functions, OSDK |
| Applications | Workshop, OSDK (React/TypeScript/Python), Custom Widgets |
| AI / ML | AIP Logic, AIP Agents, Model Studio, LLM Functions, Evaluation Suites, BigQuery ML |
| Data Governance | Markings, Permissions, Restricted Views, Cipher, ABAC, HIPAA Compliance |
| Infrastructure | Data Connections, Connectors, Syncs (Batch/Streaming/CDC), Schedules, GCP Networking |
Senior Forward Deployed Engineer (Delta) · Tranzeal Inc.