Software Engineer, Internship

A World-Changing Company

Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, and more.

The Role

Software Engineers at Palantir build software at scale to transform how organizations around the world use data. As a Software Engineer Intern, you’ll contribute high-quality code directly to Palantir Gotham, Palantir Foundry, or Palantir Apollo—products deployed at important institutions across the public and private sectors. You’ll create features used by research scientists, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts, and economic forecasters worldwide. Palantir’s Product Development organization is made up of small teams of Software Engineers, each focusing on a specific aspect of a product. For example, you might join a team that builds a Foundry front-end application or a component of the Gotham release infrastructure. We encourage communication and collaboration among teams to share context, skills, and experience, so you’ll learn about many different aspects of each product.

Core Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer, you will be involved throughout the product lifecycle—from idea generation, design, and prototyping to execution and shipping—while being paired with a mentor dedicated to your growth and success. You’ll collaborate closely with technical and non-technical counterparts to understand our customers’ problems and build products that tackle them.

One of the most effective ways to understand what our users need is to meet them. You may have opportunities to tour the assembly line at an auto manufacturer or join a counter-terror analyst at their desk to understand their mission and challenges.

SWE Principles

• Ownership: We see projects through from beginning to end, in spite of obstacles we may encounter.
• Collaboration: We work with people from a variety of backgrounds—such as other Software Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and Product Reliability Engineers. We also partner with business-facing teams to understand and solve our customers’ problems.
• Trust: We trust each other to effectively handle time and priorities and don’t micromanage. We want people to have the space to think for themselves, while feeling supported by their team.

Technologies We Use

It doesn’t matter what languages you know when you join us; it matters that you can write clean, effective code and learn new languages quickly. Our software is constantly evolving, so we need engineers who can do the same. Alongside peers with diverse experience—whether you’re a former university TA, switched to CS recently, or are a hackathon enthusiast—you’ll build your skills to apply the best technology to solve a given problem. Right now, we use:

• Varying languages, including Java and Go for backend and TypeScript for frontend
• Open-source technologies like Cassandra, Spark, Elasticsearch, React, and Redux
• Industry-standard build tooling, including Gradle, Webpack, and GitHub

What We Value

• Ability to communicate and collaborate with a variety of individuals, including engineers, users, and non-technical team members.
• Willingness to learn and make decisions independently, and the ability to ask questions when needed.

What We Require

• 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 programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, or similar.
• Must be planning on graduating in 2027; this should be your final internship before graduating.

Application Materials

• An updated resume/CV in PDF format
• Thoughtful responses to application questions

Life at Palantir

We want every Palantirian to achieve their best outcomes; that’s why we celebrate individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests—from your first interview through long-term growth—rather than rely on traditional career ladders. Paying attention to the needs of our community enables us to optimize our opportunities to grow and helps ensure many pathways to success at Palantir. Promoting health and well-being across all areas of Palantirians’ lives is one of the ways we invest in our community. Learn more at Life at Palantir; offerings may vary by region.

Work Location and Flexibility

In keeping with Palantir’s values and culture, we believe employees are "better together," and in-person work fosters connectivity, innovation, and creative outcomes. Many teams offer hybrid options (work from home a day or two a week), allowing employees to strike the right trade-off for personal productivity. Based on business need, a few roles allow for "Remote" work on an exceptional basis. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office. If a role is remote-eligible, you must work from the city and/or country in which you are employed.

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

If you want to empower the world’s most important institutions, you belong here. Palantir values excellence regardless of background. We are committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide reasonable accommodations for those living with a disability. If you need an accommodation for the application or hiring process, please reach out and let us know how we can help.