Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, Internship - US Government

The role

As an FDIE intern, you will work alongside full-time engineers to deploy and operate Palantir software in real production environments. You will automate manual processes and build solutions to infrastructure challenges using Foundry and Apollo.

What you will do

• Deploy and operate Palantir software across production environments, including monitoring, alerting, configuration management and upgrades
• Debug, improve and optimize Palantir services and infrastructure for long-term reliability and scalability
• Reduce manual operations by automating workflows, processes and runbooks
• Develop novel solutions in Foundry and Apollo to solve infrastructure challenges
• Debug distributed systems issues and build automation to replace manual runbooks

Required qualifications

• Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one before the internship starts
• Engineering background in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or Data Science
• Strong proficiency with one or more programming languages such as Python, Java, Go, C++ or TypeScript/JavaScript
• Must be planning to graduate in 2028, with this as the final internship before graduating
• Ability to continuously learn, work independently and make decisions with minimal direction
• Confidence troubleshooting complex systems issues using observability tools and service logs
• Comfort with large-scale production systems such as load balancing, monitoring, distributed systems or configuration management
• Ability to identify and automate highly manual tasks
• Ability to collaborate across technical and non-technical teams in a changing environment

Benefits

• Treated as a full member of the team with real ownership over work
• Mentorship from full-time engineers and the resources of an established tech company
• Health and well-being programs (details at Life at Palantir; offerings vary by region)

Before you apply

• Requires an active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one before the internship starts
• Must be planning to graduate in 2028
• Application requires an updated resume or CV in PDF format and written responses to application questions

About the company

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations. Its platforms help partners develop drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions and locate missing children.