Lead Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer - GPS

Deloitte T.T.L.
Chicago, IL, United States
1 day ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
1 year minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence Encodings Continuous Integration Global Positioning Systems (GPS) Apache Maven Large Language Models Prompt Engineering Information Technology Deployment Automation Data Management Data Pipelines

Job description

Experteer Overview In this role you lead embedded engineering pods delivering GenAI solutions for Deloitte’s high-profile clients, guiding technical directions and removing blockers. You’ll work directly with client leaders, shaping architecture and governance for production-ready AI deployments at scale. You’ll balance hands-on delivery with strategic influence, including executive briefings and multi-pod coordination. This is a hands-on leadership role at the intersection of GenAI, data platforms, and cloud-native delivery with a focus on impact and speed. Compensation / Benefits * Lead onshore and offshore engineering pods, ensuring delivery health and resource management * Set and enforce delivery standards (sprints, risk management, quality gates) across pods * Architect and oversee GenAI solution delivery (LLM apps, copilots, knowledge search) * Define prompt engineering direction, tool-use patterns, and human-in-the-loop controls * Govern end-to-end RAG pipeline design (ingestion, embedding, retrieval, hybrid search) for production-grade quality * Review production-quality code and contribute to data pipelines and CI/CD * Mentor junior FDEs and coordinate multi-pod engagements * Engage with clients at executive levels to define metrics, roadmap, and success criteria * Represent Deloitte in client pursuits and platform partner engagements Tasks * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or Engineering * Active US government security clearance * 10+ years in software/data/analytics engineering * 1+ years building and deploying GenAI/LLM-powered solutions in production * 1+ years of Palantir experience (Foundry, AIP, Maven) * 1+ years leading project workstreams and translating business problems into AI solutions * 1+ years of producing maintainable, well-documented code * Willingness to travel ~50% * Legal authorization to work in the US without sponsorship Key requirements *

Requirements

pods embedding, retrieval, hybrid search) for production-grade quality * Review production-quality code and contribute to data pipelines and CI/CD * Mentor junior FDEs and coordinate multi-pod engagements * Engage with clients at executive levels to define metrics, roadmap, and success criteria * Represent Deloitte in client pursuits and platform partner engagements Tasks * Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or Engineering * Active US government security clearance * 10+ years in software/data/analytics engineering * 1+ years building and deploying GenAI/LLM-powered solutions in production * 1+ years of Palantir experience (Foundry, AIP, Maven) * 1+ years leading project workstreams and translating business problems into AI solutions * 1+ years of producing maintainable, well-documented code * Willingness to travel ~50% * Legal authorization to work in the US without sponsorship Key requirements *

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