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Forward Deployed Software Engineer at Northslope Technologies

As a Forward Deployed Engineer, you will bypass traditional bureaucracy to build custom AI software and production-grade applications that solve mission-critical problems for Fortune 500 leaders. This is a rare opportunity to own the full lifecycle of complex technical solutions—from enterprise data integration to LLM deployment—while working directly with operators to reshape how entire industries function in the real world.

About this role

Role overview

You will help customers solve mission-critical problems by architecting and building applications that make a measurable impact. Working on the Palantir Foundry and AIP platform, you will integrate enterprise data into operator-centered workflows. This role involves iterating quickly to transform operations at speed, putting powerful AI tools directly into the hands of executives.

About the company

Northslope builds AI software on the Palantir operating system: mission-specific AI applications that enable organizations to fulfill their mission and compound their competitive advantage across healthcare, energy, manufacturing, financial services, aviation, supply chain, national security, and more. We are proud to be Palantir’s first and only Vanguard Elite Partner, enabling our customers to dominate their domains, together.

Ontology-first AI is the secret sauce of the enterprises who will lead their industries for the next 100 years. We're privileged to build enduring, mission-critical applications with operators who are reinventing their industries, alongside our teammates at Palantir. Founded and led by Palantir alumni, we forward deploy with customers around the world and have hub offices in New York, London, and Denver, with forward operating offices across North America, EMEA, and ANZ.

What you'll do

What you will do

  • Conceive, architect, and maintain high-impact applications that operationalize workflows on massive enterprise datasets.
  • Embed directly with customer teams to understand critical objectives and deliver solutions that drive tangible business value.
  • Travel 10-33% of the time to lead client implementations and ensure software is successfully adopted by end users.

Who you are

Who this is a fit for

  • Possesses deep proficiency in Python or TypeScript and has a track record of delivering real-world outcomes with production code.
  • Demonstrates a customer-obsessed mindset with the ability to own technical outcomes autonomously from start to finish.
  • Has experience with large-scale data integration, Spark, distributed compute, or delivering production ML and LLM-based solutions.

Why this role

Why this role is remarkable

  • Join an elite team from Eleven Labs, McKinsey, Google, and Uber that has grown revenue 7x since founding in 2024.
  • Experience true 0->1 ownership in a fast-paced environment with no product management layers or bureaucracy between you and the customer.
  • Work at the intersection of AI and real-world operations, building "ironman suits" for operators at Fortune 500 companies and government agencies.

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