Palantir
Software Engineer, Internship - Production Infrastructure
Washington, D.C.. Posted 15 months ago
The role
You will contribute production code to Palantir's Production Infrastructure teams, working on Kubernetes-based platforms, secure deployment tooling, and observability tools. You will own features from idea and prototype through to release, with a dedicated mentor.
What you will do
- Contribute high-quality code to Rubix, Apollo and Shaping Mission Manager.
- Own projects through every phase of the product lifecycle, from ideas and prototypes to shipped releases.
- Work with engineers, product managers, designers and reliability engineers.
- Work with business development teams to understand and solve customer problems.
- Work on Environment Platform, Apollo deployment tooling or Signals observability tools.
Required qualifications
- Engineering background in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering or Physics.
- Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks and other technical tools.
- Experience coding in languages such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript or similar.
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with engineers, users and non-technical team members.
- Willingness to learn and make decisions independently, and to ask questions when needed.
- Must be planning to graduate in 2028, with this as the final internship before graduating.
Benefits
- Mentorship from a dedicated mentor.
- Health and well-being programs, as described in Life at Palantir (offerings may vary by region).
Before you apply
- Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.
About the company
Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations, used by partners to develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children. Its platforms are deployed across public and private sector institutions.