Foundry Solutions Engineer

How You'll Help Us Keep Climbing (Overview & Key Responsibilities)
Delta Air Lines is seeking a versatile and innovative Senior Foundry Solutions Engineer to support our flagship initiative, Project SOAR (Solution Optimization for Availability and Reliability. This role combines deep expertise in Palantir Foundry application design (Workshop, Ontology, Slate) with scalable development practices (pipeline integration, API services, cloud deployment) to deliver next-generation maintenance solutions across our fleet. The ideal candidate will have a strong technical foundation in SQL and Python, with experience in data pipeline development, optimization, and version control. This role requires expertise in designing and developing Workshop applications, familiar with Solution Designer, implementing Ontology structures, and ensuring application reliability inside the Palantir Foundry platform. In this role, you will be fluent in both business-facing design thinking and high-performance system development.

Responsibilities Include But Not Limited To

• Design and develop robust, user-facing applications using Foundry Workshop and Slate
• Build custom integrations and APIs to connect Foundry outputs with enterprise platforms
• Collaborate with backend, AI/ML, and operational teams to align features with business goals
• Maintain code quality via version control, testing frameworks, and technical documentation
• Support deployment, monitoring, and performance tuning of Foundry applications
• Implement, test, and optimize data pipelines and Ontology-driven frameworks

What You Need To Succeed (Minimum Qualifications)

• Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, or related field
• Strong proficiency in SQL, Python, and/or PySpark
• Experience with Foundry tools including Workshop, Ontology, Pipeline Builder, and Object Explorer
• Familiarity with Slate, TypeScript, or JavaScript to build advanced UIs
• Understanding of cloud infrastructure (AWS/Azure/GCP), APIs, and CI/CD pipelines
• Excellent collaboration skills and ability to communicate across technical and business teams
• 3+ years of experience in enterprise-scale application development

What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (Preferred Qualifications)

• Prior experience with Palantir Foundry in airline, defense, or logistics industries
• Knowledge of data governance, quality, and security best practices
• Experience deploying scalable systems using containerization (Docker/Kubernetes)
• Familiarity with Foundry AIP or support of AI/ML-driven analytics

Benefits And Perks To Help You Keep Climbing
Our culture is rooted in a shared dedication to living our values – Care, Integrity, Resilience, Servant Leadership, and Teamwork – every day, in everything we do. At Delta, our people are our success. At the heart of what we offer is our focus on Sharing Success with Delta employees. Exploring a career at Delta gives you a chance to see the world while earning great compensation and benefits to help you keep climbing along the way:

• Competitive salary, industry-leading profit sharing program, and performance incentives
• 401(k) with generous company contributions up to 9%
• Paid time off including vacation, holidays, paid personal time, maternity and parental leave
• Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, vision, short/long term disability and life benefits
• Family care assistance through fertility support, surrogacy and adoption assistance, lactation support, subsidized back-up care, and programs that help with loved ones in all stages
• Holistic Wellbeing programs to support physical, emotional, social, and financial health, including access to an employee assistance program offering support for you and anyone in your household, free financial coaching, and extensive resources supporting mental health
• Domestic and International space-available flight privileges for employees and eligible family members
• Career development programs to achieve your long-term career goals
• World-wide partnerships to engage in community service and innovative goals created to focus on sustainability and reducing our carbon footprint
• Business Resource Groups created to connect employees with common interests to promote inclusion, provide perspective and help implement strategies
• Recognition rewards and awards through the platform Unstoppable Together
• Access to over 500 discounts, specialty savings and voluntary benefits through Deltaperks such as car and hotel rentals and auto, home, and pet insurance, legal services, and childcare