Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship

About the Role

Palantir builds software for data-driven decisions and operations. The Forward Deployed Engineer, Internship position is a commitment to customer outcomes, embedding engineers directly with customers to tackle their most pressing challenges. As an intern, you will have responsibility on day one, without being handed a ticket queue or shielded from the customer, chaos, or consequences. FDEs operate with real autonomy and are held to a real standard, regardless of tenure.

Key Responsibilities

• Solve mission-critical problems by deploying software and AI into high-stakes operations.
• Collaborate with engineers on architecture and design decisions.
• Wrestle with data at a scale that demands invention.
• Build custom applications, LLM workflows, and production solutions tailored for specific customer needs.
• Own relationships with stakeholders, from users to executives.

What We Value

• The drive to solve your customer’s problem.
• Embedding where and when it matters (expect 25–50% travel).
• Agency: Continuous learning, decision-making with incomplete information, and proactive initiative.
• Embracing ambiguity: Operating effectively in mixed technical and non-technical teams, with shifting objectives and iterative solutions.
• Intrinsic motivations for solving hard technical problems (e.g., data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks).
• Ruthless goal orientation: Pushing past, rewriting, or discarding existing product boundaries and limitations.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.

Qualifications

• Engineering degree, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science.
• Must be graduating in December 2027 or Spring 2028.