Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - Commercial

The role

You will work side by side with customers to understand their toughest problems and build software solutions that use business-critical data and AI. You can take the Forward Deployed Software Engineer intern role or the Software Engineer intern role, which contributes code to Palantir products.

What you will do

• Help customers deploy AI-powered solutions
• Build software platforms
• Work side by side with customers to understand their toughest issues
• Architect and build solutions that leverage business-critical data and the latest AI
• Own end-to-end execution and implementation of high-stakes projects (FDSE Intern)
• Contribute high-quality code to Palantir Gotham, Foundry, or Apollo (Software Engineer Intern)
• Create features used by researchers, engineers, analysts, and forecasters (Software Engineer Intern)
• Work in small, agile teams

Required qualifications

• Pursuing or received a degree in Engineering, preferably Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science
• Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar
• Hands-on experience applying AI (coursework, personal projects, internships, or extracurricular activities)
• Open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors and seniors in college

Nice to have

• Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools
• An active U.S. security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one

Benefits

• Real, critical work with engineers and customers
• Mentorship and resources of an established tech company with startup-level autonomy
• Same performance standards and merit-based career progression as Palantir engineers

Before you apply

• Open to students at freshman, sophomore, junior and senior level in college
• For USG roles, an active U.S. security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one, is required
• Palantir will never ask you to submit payment or share financial information during interviews

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. The company offers an intern program called Palantir Year, and many interns are invited to stay on.