Software Engineer, Internship - Infrastructure

Software Engineering Internship (Infrastructure)

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

The Role

Software Engineers at Palantir drive large-scale transformation through data, AI, and world-leading infrastructure that supports mission-critical workloads. As an engineer within Palantir’s Infrastructure teams, you’ll contribute high-quality code to:

• The shared infrastructure underpinning Palantir Foundry, Palantir Gotham, and Palantir Apollo—platforms deployed at important institutions across the public and private sectors
• Rubix and Mission Manager, our new internal-infrastructure business line used by advanced civil and defense agencies worldwide to power infrastructure in highly sensitive environments
• The substrate on which Palantir deploys Foundry and Gotham, powering workflows for research scientists, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts, and economic forecasters

Infrastructure at Palantir spans Foundations, Production Infrastructure, and Foundry teams.

Foundations

Teams within Palantir’s Foundations organization are made up of a small number of engineers, each focused on one of four major categories of infrastructure:

• Backend Infrastructure
• Developer Infrastructure
• Frontend Infrastructure
• Storage Infrastructure

Production Infrastructure

Production Infrastructure is organized into small engineering teams working on:

• Environment Platform: a Kubernetes-based PaaS spanning hundreds of production clusters
• Apollo: secure, fleet-wide deployment and change management for complex microservice suites
• Signals: observability and alerting tools

Foundry Product Substrate

Foundry is also a developer platform, and many of our users are developers. You’ll build tools used by people who build. As a result, applicants may be considered for other infrastructure roles within the Foundry product team.

What We Value

• Passion for helping other developers build better applications
• Empathy for how your changes impact developer workflows and end-user productivity
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with a variety of individuals, including engineers, users, and non-technical team members
• Willingness to learn, make decisions independently, and 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, TypeScript, JavaScript, or similar languages
• Planning on graduating in 2028—this should be your final internship before graduating

Application Requirements

• Submit an updated resume/CV in PDF format
• Provide thoughtful responses to the application questions

Life at Palantir

Palantir works to help every Palantirian achieve their best outcomes by celebrating individuals’ strengths, skills, and interests rather than relying on traditional career ladders. The company also emphasizes health and well-being across its community.

Employees are encouraged to work from Palantir offices to foster connectivity and innovation. Many teams offer hybrid options (working from home one or two days per week). Based on business need, a few roles allow for “Remote” work on an exceptional basis. If applying for one of these roles, you must work from the city and/or country where you are employed. If the posting is specified as Onsite, you are required to work from an office.

Palantir values excellence regardless of background and aims to make the application and hiring process accessible. If you need a reasonable accommodation for the application or hiring process, reach out to let the team know how they can help.