Cabana

Forward Deployed Engineer (Palantir)

We captured this posting once, on 2026-05-22, and did not track it afterwards — so we cannot tell you whether it is still open.

Employer
Cabana
Location
Washington DC-Baltimore Area
Seniority
Entry level
Experience asked for
2+ years
Pay band
$135K – $200K

When we saw it

  • Posted 2026-04-18 — the date the employer published it
  • Archived 2026-05-22 — when we saved this copy

Found via LinkedIn — US keyword pulls.

Skills the posting named

deliverytroubleshootingdebuggingfull-stack operationsteam collaborationhigh-pressure workpythonjavabashlinuxkubernetes

From the posting

Forward Deployed Software Engineer (Tactical Edge) Location: Washington, D.C. / New York (on-site) Compensation: $135K–$200K + equity This is not a typical software engineering role. You’ll operate like a startup CTO embedded inside high-stakes environments, working directly with customers solving real-world, mission-critical problems. You’ll: Deploy software onto edge devices and constrained environments Work on air-gapped, on-prem systems with real operational impact Own end-to-end delivery — from architecture to deployment to support Troubleshoot live systems where failure is not an option This is for engineers who want ownership, intensity, and real-world impact. …

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