Palantir Technical Architect / Senior SME Developer

Location: Fully Remote (U.S.-based preferred)
Contract: 12-Month Contract (Strong Potential for Long-Term Conversion)
Interview Process: 1 Stage – Fast Decision
Start Date: ASAP
Team Size: 10 (Cross-Functional Data & Engineering Team)

🚀 About the Role

We are looking for a Palantir Technical Architect / Senior SME Developer who can go beyond implementation — someone who can drive technical vision, challenge assumptions, and turn complex ideas into real, scalable solutions.

This is not a “follow-the-requirements” developer role.
We need someone who can:

• Lead architecture discussions

• Think creatively about data problems

• Translate ambiguity into structured design

• Build production-ready solutions in Foundry

• Elevate the technical maturity of the team

You’ll join a growing team of 10 engineers and analysts working on high-impact data initiatives. This is a remote-first engagement with strong visibility and ownership.

🎯 What You’ll Do

Architecture & Technical Leadership

• Design scalable data architectures within Palantir Foundry

• Lead ontology design and data modeling strategy

• Translate business ideas into technical execution plans

• Drive architectural decisions around pipelines, actions, and AIP workflows

• Guide team best practices for code repositories and modular design

Advanced Development

• Build complex ETL/ELT pipelines using Foundry Pipelines & Code Repositories

• Develop PySpark transformations and performance-optimized datasets

• Implement ontology-backed actions and Workshop applications

• Leverage AIP, LLM integrations, OCR, embeddings, and AI-driven workflows

• Create function-backed actions using TypeScript when required

Innovation & Problem Solving

• Challenge conventional approaches and propose smarter alternatives

• Turn “what if” ideas into working prototypes

• Drive proof-of-concepts into production-grade systems

• Improve automation, performance, and scalability across the platform

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with stakeholders to clarify ambiguous requirements

• Drive whiteboard sessions and technical workshops

• Mentor junior developers and elevate team standards

• Own technical decision-making within a team of 10

🔍 What We’re Looking For

Required Experience

• 5+ years in Data Engineering / Architecture roles

• 3+ years hands-on experience with Palantir Foundry

• Deep experience with:

  • Foundry Pipelines

  • Ontology Modeling

  • Workshop Applications

  • Code Repositories (PySpark)

  • Contour / Quiver / Workbook

• Strong Python & PySpark development experience

• Experience designing scalable enterprise data models

• Proven ability to lead technical conversations confidently

Highly Desired

• Experience with AIP / LLM / AI-driven workflows

• Experience building full-stack Workshop apps

• API integrations & external data ingestion experience

• Cloud knowledge (AWS, Snowflake, S3, etc.)

• Experience in regulated environments (Financial Services, Energy, Healthcare, Federal)

🧠 Who You Are

• Architect-level thinker, not just a developer

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity

• Confident leading conversations with senior stakeholders

• Naturally curious and innovative

• Able to take ideas from whiteboard → prototype → production

• Collaborative but decisive

📈 Why This Role?

• Fully remote flexibility

• High ownership and visibility

• 1-stage interview process

• Opportunity for long-term conversion

• Work on impactful, forward-thinking data initiatives

• Influence architecture direction within a lean, high-performing team