Internship: Forward Deployed Software Engineer (NYC)

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

Location: New York, NY | Team: Delta | Type: Internship

Core Responsibilities

You have two internship role options.

Forward Deployed Software Engineer:

At Palantir, the Forward Deployed Software Engineer (FDSE) role is more than a job title; it's the blueprint. We pioneered this unique position, embedding engineers directly with customers to tackle their most pressing challenges. As an FDSE, you'll work at the intersection of world-changing problems and impactful technology, shaping solutions where they matter most.

FDSEs work side by side with customers, rapidly understanding their toughest issues and architecting solutions that leverage business-critical data and the latest AI advancements. Whether it's predicting wildfire risks to optimize power grids or analyzing global food supply chains to deliver aid on time, you'll use technical expertise, creativity, and problem-solving skills to drive real-world impact.

As an FDSE Intern, you'll experience startup autonomy with the resources and mentorship of an established tech company. You'll be treated as a full member of the engineering team, with significant freedom and ownership over meaningful projects. Your contributions will directly impact customer missions and the real world, working in small, agile teams and owning end-to-end execution.

Software Engineer:

Software Engineers at Palantir build software at scale to transform how organizations use data. As a Software Engineer Intern, you'll grow quickly by contributing high-quality code to Palantir Gotham, Foundry, or Apollo, products deployed at important institutions across public and private sectors. You'll create features used by research scientists, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts, and economic forecasters worldwide.

Palantir's Product Development organization consists of small teams focusing on specific product aspects. For example, you might join a team building a Foundry front-end application or a component of Gotham release infrastructure. We encourage collaboration to share context and skills, so you'll learn about many aspects of each product.

What We Value

• Exceptional students willing to do work that matters. We care about how you think and what you can build, not just your resume.
• 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.

What We Require

• 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 (through coursework, personal projects, internships, or relevant extracurricular activities).

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 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.