Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, Internship - US Government

Palantir Technologies•New York, NY

13d•Hybrid

About The Position

Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineers (FDIEs) build, operate, and maintain the infrastructure that powers Palantir’s platforms and production deployments. As an FDIE intern, you’ll work alongside full-time FDIEs to deploy and operate Palantir software across real production environments, automate manual processes, and develop novel solutions to infrastructure challenges using tools like Foundry and Apollo. Every day looks different — you might be debugging a distributed systems issue, building automation to replace a manual runbook, or designing infrastructure improvements that scale across multiple deployments. You’ll be treated as a full member of the team, with real ownership over the work you take on.

Requirements

Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance prior to start of internship
Engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science
Strong proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, Go, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar
Must be planning on graduating in 2028. This should be your final internship before graduating

Nice To Haves

Ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal direction
Confidence troubleshooting complex systems issues using observability tools and service logs
Comfort with large-scale production systems and technologies — such as load balancing, monitoring, distributed systems, or configuration management
Ability to identify and automate highly manual tasks, driving ongoing improvements within and across teams
Eagerness to creatively solve technical problems using cloud infrastructure, storage systems, and other infrastructure tooling
Ability to collaborate across teams of technical and non-technical individuals in a constantly evolving environment with dynamic objectives

Responsibilities

Deploy and operate Palantir software across production environments, including monitoring, alerting, configuration management, and upgrades
Debug, improve, and optimize Palantir’s services and infrastructure with a focus on long-term reliability and scalability
Reduce manual operations by automating workflows, processes, and runbooks wherever possible
Develop novel solutions in Palantir’s Foundry and Apollo platforms to solve infrastructure challenges