AI Platform Engineer, Palantir Foundry

The Foundry AI Platform Engineer is responsible for leading the development, deployment, and ongoing management of data models (ontologies), analytics solutions, and AI-driven applications within the Palantir Foundry platform. This role serves as the primary platform engineer and administrator, ensuring platform stability, performance, and usability while translating business needs into scalable, production-ready data and AI solutions. The role partners closely with Technology and business stakeholders to integrate data, analytics, and AI capabilities into operational workflows that support enterprise decision-making.

Platform & Application Enablement: 

• Design, develop, and optimize ontology‑driven data models within Palantir Foundry that support both operational and analytical use cases.
• Deliver enterprise‑facing applications and workflows that are production‑ready, scalable, and aligned to business objectives.

• Support sustained end‑user engagement by ensuring solutions are intuitive, reliable, and fit for real‑world business use.

  
  

Palantir Foundry Platform Management

• Partner with Technology teams to support platform performance, stability, and reliability in production environments.
• Assist with monitoring, troubleshooting, and operational support of Foundry‑based applications and workflows.
• Align platform usage with enterprise standards for security, access controls, and data governance.

AI‑Driven Solution Development

• Build and support AI‑enabled applications using Palantir Foundry, Python, PySpark, and TypeScript.
• Develop solutions that integrate data pipelines, analytics, and AI capabilities to support enterprise decision‑making.
• Contribute to AI use cases such as forecasting, performance evaluation, and operational optimization.

Analytics & Business Insight

• Analyze large and complex datasets to identify trends, insights, and opportunities that inform business decisions.
• Apply analytics techniques to improve operational efficiency, performance measurement, and planning processes.

Stakeholder Partnership & Governance

• Collaborate closely with business and shared‑services stakeholders to understand workflows and translate requirements into scalable solutions.
• Promote responsible use of data and AI by adhering to established governance, data quality, security, and compliance standards.
• Contribute to documentation, best practices, and reusable patterns that support platform adoption across the organization.
   

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience.

• 3 or more years of demonstrated hands‑on experience working with Palantir Foundry in production or enterprise environments.

• Experience building enterprise or customer‑facing data, analytics, or AI‑enabled applications.

• Mastery in Python and SQL; advanced proficiency with PySpark and TypeScript preferred.

• Strong ability to translate business concepts and workflows into scalable technical solutions.

• Experience collaborating with both technical teams and non‑technical business stakeholders.

• Strong problem‑solving skills and comfort supporting production systems in a governed enterprise environment.

• Clear communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting analytics or AI use cases within retail, consumer goods, or commercial enterprise environments.

• Familiarity with platform administration, performance monitoring, and operational support for data or analytics platforms.

• Experience working within cloud‑based data platforms or SaaS environments.

• Certifications related to data, analytics, cloud platforms, or Palantir technologies (preferred but not required).

Physical Requirements

• Seeing, Listening, Color Perception

Work Environment

• Inside, Face-to-Face, Work with Others

Mental / Reasoning

• Reading – Complex 

• Math – Complex 

  
  

• Analysis/Comprehension

  
  

• Judgment/Decision Making