Software Engineer, Internship - Production Infrastructure

New York, United StatesOn-site

Responsibilities

Building the core capabilities used by advanced civil and defense agencies worldwide to power their infrastructure

The Role Software Engineers at Palantir drive large-scale transformation through data, AI and world-leading infrastructure that supports mission-critical workloads.
Environment Platform: a Kubernetes-based PaaS spanning hundreds of production clusters
To gain firsthand insight, you might sit side-saddle at a military exercise or partner directly with vendors using Palantir’s Apollo & Rubix to put our software into the hands of warfighters and government workers.
experience - whether you’re a former university TA, switched to CS recently, or are a hackathon enthusiast — you'll build your skills to apply the best technology to solve a given problem. Right now, we use:
A variety of languages, including Java and Go for backend and Typescript for frontend
Open-source technologies like Kubernetes, Cilium, Envoy, Grafana, React, and Redux
Industry-standard tooling, including Gradle and GitHub, and agentic tools like Windsurf & Cline

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.
Rubix and Apollo, platforms deployed at the most important institutions across the public and private sectors.
Shaping Mission Manager, our new internal-infrastructure business line, used by advanced civil and defense agencies worldwide to power their infrastructure in highly sensitive environments
Providing the substrate on which Palantir deploys its other platforms, Foundry and Gotham, which power workflows for research scientists, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts and economic forecasters.
You’ll join our Production Infrastructure organization, made up of small teams of engineers working on:
Apollo: secure, fleet-wide deployment and change-management for complex microservice suites
Signals: our full suite of observability and alerting tools Core
Responsibilities As a Software Engineer Intern at Palantir, you’ll own every phase of the product lifecycle—from generating ideas and designing prototypes to executing features and shipping releases—while being paired with a dedicated mentor who champions your growth.
You’ll work hand-in-hand with both technical and non-technical colleagues to uncover real customer problems and deliver solutions that address them.