Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship

About the Role

Palantir builds world-leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. This is a year-long internship opportunity to do real, critical work with engineers and customers building the future.

The Role

• Build software and deliver customer outcomes.
• Work on real problems, helping customers deploy AI-powered solutions, building software platforms, and transforming how organizations operate.
• Be held to the same performance standards as any Palantir engineer, with career progression based purely on merit and impact.
• Gain deep insight into and directly influence critical industries and institutions.
• Help organizations unlock the full potential of their data to make smarter, faster decisions by building on Palantir’s powerful platforms leveraging integrated AI.

Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE)

• Embedded directly with customers to tackle their most pressing challenges.
• Work side by side with customers, understanding their issues, and architecting/building solutions leveraging business-critical data and AI advancements.
• Experience the autonomy of a startup with the resources, mentorship, and stability of an established tech company.
• Be treated as a full member of the engineering team, entrusted with freedom and ownership over meaningful projects.
• Contributions will have a direct impact on customer missions and the real world.
• Work in small, agile teams and own end-to-end execution and implementation of high-stakes projects.

Software Engineer

• Build software at scale to transform how organizations around the world use data.
• Contribute high-quality code directly to Palantir Gotham, Palantir Foundry, or Palantir Apollo.
• Create features used by research scientists, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts, and economic forecasters.
• Focus on specific aspects of a product within small, agile teams.
• Communicate and collaborate with other teams to share context, skills, and experience, learning about different aspects of each product.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• For USG: An active U.S. security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one, is required.
• Familiarity with:
• Data structures
• Storage systems
• Cloud infrastructure
• Front-end frameworks
• Other technical tools

Qualifications

• Pursuing or received a degree in Engineering, preferably in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or Data Science.
• Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar.
• Hands-on experience applying AI (through coursework, personal projects, internships, or relevant extracurricular activities).
• This opportunity is open to freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors in college.

Salary Range: $5,900 - $10,500/month.