Forward Deployment Engineer

Southern Airways Corporation • Addison, TX

7d • Hybrid

About The Position

Surf Air Mobility is seeking highly skilled Forward Deployment Engineers to join its Surf Technologies division. This team builds Surf OS, the company’s operating system for air mobility operations. These roles sit at the intersection of Palantir Foundry data integration and full-stack software engineering (Node.js, React.js, DynamoDB).

Forward Deployment Engineers will act as the technical front line between Surf Air Mobility and its internal/external partners, responsible for deploying and optimizing Surf OS data flows, building client-specific integrations, and enabling data-driven operational intelligence within the Palantir ecosystem.

Requirements

• 3–7+ years of hands-on experience working within the Palantir stack (Foundry, pipelines, ontology, AIP, Apollo).
• Deep understanding of data integration, data modeling, and ETL pipeline design.
• Strong programming skills in JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, React.js, and AWS data services.
• Proven ability to communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional and client teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Applied Math, or related technical field.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
• Prior experience in aviation, airline operations, logistics, or transportation systems.
• Familiarity with building analytical dashboards, workflow automation, or operational data systems.
• Ability to work in fast-paced environments with distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect and deploy data pipelines connecting Surf OS to Palantir Foundry and related systems.
• Design, implement, and maintain ETL workflows, ontology mappings, and transformations in Palantir.
• Build full-stack applications and APIs using Node.js, React.js, and AWS (DynamoDB, S3, Lambda, API Gateway).
• Collaborate with engineering PODs to ensure consistent data models and API standards across Surf OS.
• Partner with operations, data science, and business teams to translate aviation use cases into scalable technical solutions.
• Serve as the client-facing technical representative during Surf OS onboarding, deployment, and optimization.
• Support system performance tuning, monitoring, and reliability improvements.
• Mentor and guide other engineers in Palantir development best practices.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary: Attractive compensation package based on experience.
• Health & Wellness: Team members are eligible to sign up for medical, dental, and vision insurance, air ambulance coverage, short-term disability, pet insurance, health savings accounts, and company-paid life insurance.
• Retirement Plans: Team members can enroll in our company’s 401(k) plan.
• Generous PTO.
• Team member Discounts: After completion of your probationary period, you can access the My ID Travel program, which allows members of your immediate family to participate as well. This program provides travel privileges, including:
• Flight tickets at significant discount, employee and family members can fly our planes (standby space available)
• Discounts on hotels and resorts
• Car rentals at reduced rates
• Discounted cruises

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees