Product Designer, Internship - US Government

The role

You will work on product teams as a Product Design intern, owning end-to-end execution of real product features with minimal supervision. You will design interactions, visuals and user research for Palantir software, working with designers, product managers and engineers.

What you will do

• Help define early product concepts and high-level workflows
• Design micro-interactions and execute visual design
• Create and prototype designs using tools such as Figma
• Conduct user research, including usability tests, contextual inquiry and visits to customer offices
• Pair qualitative research with product and usage metrics
• Collaborate with product managers and forward deployed engineers to prototype and build products
• Take part in design sprints and critiques
• Create flexible, reusable UI components

Required qualifications

• Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
• Planning to graduate in 2028, with this as the final internship before graduating
• A portfolio demonstrating at least one software interface design project
• Experience designing and prototyping with tools such as Figma
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills
• High empathy and dedication to the user
• An iterative design process and the ability to give and receive critiques
• Willingness to learn and make decisions independently, and to ask questions when needed

Nice to have

• Familiarity with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and TypeScript

Benefits

• Mentorship from an established tech company
• Health and well-being support across all areas of life

Before you apply

• Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain one is required
• Portfolio password-protected sections must be shared under 'Additional Questions' when applying
• Palantir will never ask you to submit a 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 describes itself as a world-changing company and an Equal Opportunity Employer.