Year at Palantir, Internship

Palantir Technologies • Washington, DC

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About The Position

Palantir is seeking exceptional students for a year-long internship program where they will engage in real, critical work alongside engineers and customers building the future. This program is designed for students who want to contribute to significant projects and gain hands-on experience in data-driven decision-making and operations. Interns will work on real problems, helping customers deploy AI-powered solutions, build future software platforms, and transform organizational operations. Performance standards are the same as for any Palantir engineer, with career progression based purely on merit and impact. Interns will gain deep insight into and influence critical industries and institutions by building on Palantir's powerful platforms and leveraging integrated AI to unlock the full potential of data for smarter, faster decisions.

Requirements

• 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 (whether through coursework, personal projects, internships, or relevant extracurricular activities)
• Exceptional students who are willing to do work that matters.
• Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools
• For USG: An active U.S. security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one, is required
• For all other roles: An active U.S. security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one, is a plus but not required
• This opportunity is open to freshmen and sophomores, as well as juniors and seniors in college.

Responsibilities

• Build software and deliver customer outcomes.
• Work on real problems: helping customers deploy AI-powered solutions, building the software platforms of the future, and transforming how organizations operate.
• Forward Deployed Software Engineer: Work side by side with customers, rapidly understanding their toughest issues; architecting and building solutions that leverage business-critical data and the latest advancements in AI to solve them.
• Software Engineer: 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, in countries around the world.
• Join a team that builds a Foundry front-end application, or a component of the Gotham release infrastructure.
• Communicate and collaborate among teams to share context, skills, and experience.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Intern
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees