Palantir Foundry Engineer

Palantir Foundry Engineer - Abu Dhabi (12 month extendable contract)

Contract Details:

• 12-month contract (potential for extensions)
• Based in Abu Dhabi, on site (Monday - Friday)
• Visa, Medical Insurance, Flight, Gratuity (only for contractor)

Discover the Opportunity:

We’re partnering with a leading organisation in Abu Dhabi that is investing heavily in its Data & AI capabilities, with a particular focus on building scalable, production-grade data and AI solutions.

They’re looking for an experienced Palantir Foundry Engineer to take ownership of end-to-end development across the Foundry platform, from data pipelines and ontology design through to user-facing applications and AI-powered solutions.

This is a highly hands-on engineering role for someone who has worked extensively with Palantir Foundry in production. You'll work closely with technical teams and senior stakeholders to deliver data products that solve complex business problems and are used in real-world environments.

Discover the Responsibilities:

• Design, build and optimise scalable data pipelines using PySpark within Palantir Foundry, covering ingestion, transformation, validation and performance optimisation.
• Develop and maintain Foundry Ontologies, including object types, relationships, properties and actions to support enterprise data products.
• Build TypeScript Functions on Objects, including derived properties, function-backed actions and integrations with AI applications.
• Design and deliver user-facing applications using Palantir Workshop, ensuring strong functionality, usability and performance.
• Develop AI-powered data products using Palantir AIP, including agent workflows, retrieval, human-in-the-loop approvals and evaluation.
• Implement strong data quality, governance and security practices, including access controls, restricted views and auditability.
• Monitor production pipelines and applications, troubleshoot issues and continuously improve system performance and reliability.
• Work directly with technical teams and business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable solutions, lead workshops and support successful product delivery.

Discover the Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience across Data Engineering, AI, Machine Learning or Data Science, including 2+ years of hands-on Palantir Foundry experience in production.
• Proven experience delivering end-to-end Foundry solutions, from data pipelines and Ontology through to Workshop applications or AIP agents used in production.
• Strong PySpark, Python and SQL skills, including experience with complex transformations, incremental pipelines and performance optimisation.
• Strong TypeScript experience, particularly with Functions on Objects, object sets, link traversal and function-backed actions.
• Hands-on experience building Palantir Workshop applications, including variables, object sets, actions and performance optimisation.
• Deep understanding of Foundry Ontology, including object types, link types, action types, schema management and writeback.
• Experience developing AI data products using Palantir AIP, including AIP Logic, Agent Studio, retrieval, evaluation and human-in-the-loop workflows.
• Strong understanding of Foundry security, data governance, access controls and permissions.
• Proven client-facing experience, with the ability to lead technical discussions, workshops and demonstrations while communicating effectively with senior stakeholders.
• Experience with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Purview or Palantir certifications would be advantageous.
• Experience within complex enterprise or regulated environments would be beneficial.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills, with the ability to take ownership of technical delivery.
• Ability to work onsite in Abu Dhabi.