Forward Deployed Engineer - Specialist

Salary: £61,000 - 101,000 per year

Requirements:

• Fluency in core languages including Python, SQL, TypeScript and/or REACT, with the ability to pick up others quickly
• Understanding of data engineering principles, ETL pipelines, and application development
• Familiarity with Palantir Foundry, Gotham, or similar is preferred, but not mandatory if you have a strong willingness to learn
• High emotional intelligence, curiosity, and a proactive self-starting approach
• Ability to manage client expectations and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Flexibility and mobility to spend time onsite with clients and partners as required
• Eligibility to meet the stated security clearance requirements

Responsibilities:

• Take significant individual ownership of client problems from end to end
• Deliver deep data engineering work using low/no-code Palantir Foundry tooling, Python, and PySpark code repositories
• Build user-facing front-end applications and widgets in TypeScript or REACT
• Sit directly alongside clients to understand their goals and translate requirements into stakeholder-appropriate communication
• Embed AI workflows into existing applications using tools such as AIP Logic Functions, AIP Analysts, and AIFDE
• Contribute to Decho Labs by building internal products and sharing deployment learnings across the business
• Self-assign taskings and actively participate in teach-backs, tech reviews, and internal support channels
• Present demos, simplify complexity for non-technical users, and focus on delivering client impact

Technologies:

• AI
• ETL
• Support
• Palantir Foundry
• Python
• PySpark
• React
• SQL
• Security
• Slack
• TypeScript
• Architect
• Cloud

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We are Accenture Palantir Business Group, a deep data and AI group focused on creating real-world change through a boots-on-the-ground consulting engineering approach. We work with complex public and private sector clients to help them extract more value from Palantir technology and deliver sustainable transformation. Our teams support organisations across defence, infrastructure, and public safety, and we operate with a low-ego, highly visible culture built on merit, collaboration, weekly all-company sessions, regular socials, and interest-based Slack communities. This role is based in London with competitive salary and package dependent on experience, and it requires flexibility to work onsite with clients and partners to support delivery.

last updated 37 week of 2026