Palantir
Software Engineer, Internship - Production Infrastructure
About this role
Palantir seeks a Software Engineer Intern to contribute to production infrastructure platforms that power mission-critical operations across government and private sectors. You'll own features end-to-end while working on Kubernetes-based systems, deployment tools, and observability platforms, with mentorship from experienced engineers.
What you'll do
- Develop and ship high-quality code for production infrastructure platforms serving major institutions
- Own features across the full product lifecycle from design through deployment
- Collaborate with engineers, product managers, and business teams to understand customer needs
- Work on Environment Platform, Apollo deployment systems, or Signals observability tools
- Gain customer insights through direct engagement with end-users in operational environments
What they're looking for
- Software development and clean code practices
- Quick language learning ability
- Java, Go, or TypeScript
- Kubernetes and containerization
- Microservices architecture
- Git and version control
- Problem-solving and ownership mentality
- Collaboration across technical and non-technical teams
Benefits
- Dedicated mentor for professional growth
- Ownership of full product lifecycle projects
- Exposure to real-world mission-critical systems
- Work with cutting-edge infrastructure technologies
- Direct customer and end-user engagement opportunities
- Collaborative, trust-based team environment
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Palantir
Palantir builds data platforms and software solutions that help government and enterprise customers tackle complex operational challenges, with a focus on responsible AI governance and privacy. The company is hiring software engineers and interns for forward-deployed customer roles, infrastructure and platform teams, and specialized privacy and civil liberties engineering positions.
- Website
- palantir.com
Likely interview questions
- Tell us about a time you owned a project from start to finish. What obstacles did you encounter, and how did you see it through?
- Describe your experience working with Kubernetes or container orchestration. If you haven't used Kubernetes, what containerization or infrastructure technologies have you worked with?