Palantir Engineer

£Up to £70,000 GBP

Remote WORKING
Type: Permanent

Join a highly regarded digital, data, and technology consultancy consistently recognised for excellence in large-scale delivery across public sector, healthcare, defence, and commercial environments. The client has earned a strong industry reputation for building resilient, data-driven platforms that operate at national scale, with particular recognition for engineering quality, people-first culture, and long-term client impact.

The client is widely known for fostering collaborative, inclusive teams and investing heavily in technical excellence, continuous improvement, and career development. Their engineers are trusted to deliver some of the most complex data platforms in the UK, operating at the vanguard of Palantir technology projects in demanding, mission-critical environments.

As a Palantir Engineer, you will join an organisation where advanced analytics, large-scale data processing, and engineering rigour come together to deliver real-world outcomes. The Palantir Engineer role offers the opportunity to work on high-impact programmes that transform how organisations process, persist, and act on data at scale.

The Role - Palantir Engineer

The Palantir Engineer position is a hands-on, delivery-focused role within multi-skilled agile teams. As a Palantir Engineer, you will design and develop data processing and data persistence components that underpin large-scale production systems, supporting users in complex and highly regulated environments.

Working closely with Architects, Lead Engineers, and client stakeholders, the Palantir Engineer will take ownership of significant technical components, influence design decisions, and contribute to the successful delivery of end-to-end Palantir-based solutions.

Whether operating as an experienced Palantir Engineer or progressing toward senior technical leadership, you will play a key role in shaping both platform delivery and engineering best practice.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Deliver large-scale data processing solutions as a Palantir Engineer using modern cloud and big data technologies
• Work on complex programmes at the vanguard of Palantir technology projects
• Design and build robust data platforms that operate in demanding production environments
• Collaborate with architects and senior engineers to meet performance, security, and reliability requirements
• Apply advanced analytics and data engineering techniques to real-world challenges
• Influence technical standards, patterns, and engineering best practice
• Mentor and coach junior engineers, contributing to a culture of engineering excellence

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, build, test, and deploy data processing software across the full development lifecycle
• Develop large-scale data processing solutions using Palantir and cloud-based data platforms
• Ensure non-functional requirements such as performance, scalability, and resilience are met
• Collaborate with engineers and architects to resolve complex implementation challenges
• Maintain high standards of code quality, testability, and maintainability
• Support operational readiness by working closely with platform and operations teams
• Advise on technical complexity, delivery effort, and design implications of user stories
• Coach and mentor other Palantir Engineers within agile delivery teams

Key Requirements:

• Proven experience working as a Palantir Engineer, Data Engineer, or similar role
• Strong software development skills in Python, Java, or Scala
• Experience with cloud-based data platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP, Databricks or similar)
• Strong SQL skills, including analytical SQL extensions
• Solid understanding of ETL / ELT pipelines and data engineering design patterns
• Experience delivering substantial components of large-scale data processing systems
• Knowledge of distributed data processing frameworks and data storage technologies
• Experience writing testable code and implementing automated testing
• Familiarity with CI/CD practices and modern software delivery pipelines

Desirable Experience:

• Performance tuning and optimisation of data platforms
• Data visualisation and complex data transformations
• Streaming and event-driven architectures (Kafka, CDC technologies)
• Continuous improvement and contribution to data engineering best practice

Why Join:

• Join a consultancy recognised for engineering excellence and people-first culture
• Work on nationally significant, high-impact data programmes
• Build deep expertise as a Palantir Engineer across complex, real-world environments
• Access strong career progression, mentoring, and learning support
• Be part of a diverse, inclusive organisation that values collaboration and innovation