Year at Palantir - Forward Deployed Software Engineer, Internship - USG

Palantir
Washington; D.C., US
Career-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Geared toward undergraduates eager to impact critical industries through AI-powered software solutions in a high-performance D.C. environment.

Best fit for

  • Undergrads seeking hands-on experience with AI deployment in government sectors.
    — “helping customers deploy AI-powered solutions
  • Candidates comfortable with high-stakes projects and rapid career progression.
    — “held to the same performance standards as any Palantir engineer
  • Those drawn to transformative work in data-driven decision-making.
    — “transforming how organizations operate

Things to consider

  • Internship may extend beyond a year based on performance.
    — “Many of our interns find they want to stay
  • Work involves direct collaboration with engineers and customers.
    — “work with the engineers and customers building the future

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate concrete examples of solving real-world problems with software.
    — “Build software and deliver customer outcomes
  • Highlight any prior experience with AI or data platforms.
    — “leveraging integrated cutting-edge AI
  • Emphasize adaptability and impact in fast-evolving technical environments.
    — “your career progression will be based purely on merit and impact
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · CompanyLevel · Intern

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • delivered customer outcomes
  • deployed AI solutions
  • transformed organizational operations
Typical background
software engineeringAI development

Skills & requirements

Required

Software EngineeringAI DevelopmentCustomer Outcomes

Preferred

Cloud PlatformsData-driven Decisions

About the role

Original posting from Palantir via Lever

A World-Changing Company

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

Palantir Year

We've had surging demand from undergrads who want to get into the arena faster. You've told us you can't sit in lectures while the biggest story of our lifetime is written around you. It's clearer every day, it's being written faster than ever.

If that's your spirit, you'll feel right at home here. Come join us for a year. Do real, critical work with the engineers and customers building the future. Many of our interns find they want to stay - perhaps you will too.

The Role

Build software and deliver customer outcomes. You'll work on real problems: helping customers deploy AI-powered solutions, building the software platforms of the future, and transforming how organizations operate. You'll be held to the same performance standards as any Palantir engineer, and your career progression will be based purely on merit and impact. Every incentive we have points toward putting our best people in the highest-leverage positions, as fast as possible.

You’ll have the rare opportunity to gain deep insight into and directly influence some of the world’s most critical industries and institutions. By building on Palantir’s powerful platforms leveraging integrated cutting-edge AI, you’ll help organizations unlock the full potential of their data to make smarter, faster decisions.

Source: Palantir careers (Lever)

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