Senior Google Cloud Platform Forward Deployed Engineer/AI Enabled Google Cloud Platform Backend Data Engineer

Top Skills' Details:

What Success Looks Like

Within the first 90 days, successful FDEs will:

•            Become productive contributors within their assigned WFM pod.

•            Help successfully transition business-critical functionality from Palantir to Google Cloud Platform.

•            Deliver production-ready code utilizing AI-enabled development techniques.

•            Contribute to meeting critical migration milestones tied to FedEx’s Palantir exit strategy.

•            Operate as trusted technical advisors to both TGS and FedEx stakeholders.

3. Skills & Tools Needed

Required Technical Skills

Google Cloud Platform (Google Cloud Platform)

•            BigQuery

•            Cloud Storage

•            Dataflow

•            Cloud Functions

•            Cloud Run

•            Pub/Sub

•            IAM & Security Concepts

Data Engineering

•            Python

•            SQL

•            PySpark

•            ETL/ELT Development

•            Data Modeling

•            Data Transformation Frameworks

•            Pipeline Orchestration

Software Engineering

•            Application Development

•            API Integration

•            Microservice Architecture

•            CI/CD Practices

•            Source Control (Git)

AI-Enabled Development

Candidates should demonstrate experience utilizing AI-assisted development tools to accelerate engineering outcomes.

Preferred examples include:

•            Claude Code

•            GitHub Copilot

•            Gemini Code Assist

•            Similar AI coding assistants

The expectation is not simply code generation but the ability to leverage AI to increase productivity, accelerate migration efforts, and improve delivery outcomes.

Preferred Experience

•            Previous Palantir Foundry experience.

•            Experience decommissioning or replacing Palantir solutions.

•            Experience migrating applications from Palantir to Google Cloud Platform.

•            Supply chain, logistics, forecasting, transportation, or operations domain experience.

•            FedEx experience.

•            Weekly Forecast Manager (WFM) familiarity.

•            Experience supporting enterprise-scale modernization initiatives.