Software Engineer, Internship - Sovereign AI Systems

The role

You will help build systems that make AI agents useful, reliable and governable in high-stakes operational settings. You will own a project with hands-on mentorship from experienced engineers, working on agentic workflows or the layers they depend on.

What you will do

• Build production software that improves how Palantir deploys, operates, evaluates or monitors AI systems in customer-controlled environments.
• Contribute to infrastructure for agentic workflows, including tool use, context assembly, permissions, execution safety, observability and debugging.
• Design and implement services, APIs, test harnesses, evaluation pipelines or developer tools that make AI systems easier to operate.
• Work with engineers, product teams and customer-facing teams to turn real operational problems into durable software.
• Debug issues across services, deployment systems, logs, configuration, permissions and product behavior.
• Write clear, maintainable code and take part in code review with a high bar for quality.
• Communicate design decisions, tradeoffs and results clearly to teammates.

Required qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics or a similar technical field.
• Demonstrated interest in AI systems and agentic applications.
• Experience coding in languages such as Java, Python, C++, Go, Rust, JavaScript or similar.
• Familiarity with data structures, algorithms, systems programming, backend services, cloud infrastructure or distributed systems.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work full-time for the duration of the internship.

Nice to have

• Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.

Benefits

• Life at Palantir programs for health and well-being across areas of life; offerings may vary by region.

Before you apply

• To apply, submit an updated resume or CV in PDF format and thoughtful responses to the application questions.
• Palantir will never ask you to submit a payment or share financial information during the interview process.

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.