Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Embed with enterprise customers in the UAE to understand mission-critical objectives and operational workflows.
• Architect, build, and maintain end-to-end applications that operate on large structured and unstructured datasets.
• Deliver production-grade software and operationalized ML/LLM solutions that drive measurable business outcomes.
• Iterate quickly: prototype, test with users, and ship features that operators use to change how work gets done.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (technical and non-technical) and support rollout, training, and adoption.
• Travel to client sites as required (typical travel 10–33%).
• Own deliverables end-to-end and operate with a high degree of autonomy.

Requirements

• Python
• TypeScript
• Data engineering
• Large datasets
• Production deploys
• Problem solving
• Customer-facing
• Collaboration skills
• Travel flexibility
• Hybrid work

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science or related field
• Experience with Palantir Foundry and/or AIP
• Experience delivering production ML and/or LLM-based solutions
• Production frontend experience with React
• Experience with Spark and distributed compute
• Prior consulting or forward-deployed engineering experience

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Health insurance and medical coverage
• Annual leave and paid time off
• End-of-service gratuity as per UAE law
• Visa support and relocation assistance where applicable
• Transportation allowance or support
• Hybrid work and the opportunity to work on high-impact, fast-paced projects

About the Company

Northslope builds custom products for ambitious organizations reinventing their industries. We solve customers' most mission-critical problems with velocity, bringing disparate enterprise data into operator-centered workflows that drive real-world outcomes. We build on platforms such as Palantir Foundry & AIP and focus on data integration, practical ML/LLM deployment, and operator-centric design. Northslope values outcomes, ingenuity, and a product-minded approach. We are a distributed global team with a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion and we hire people who want to move fast and deliver measurable value.