Software Engineer, Internship - Sovereign AI Systems
Software Engineer, Internship - Sovereign AI Systems
Requirements
Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or a similar technical field.
Demonstrated interest in AI systems and agentic applications.
Experience coding in programming languages such as Java, Python, C++, Go, Rust, JavaScript, or similar.
Familiarity with data structures, algorithms, systems programming, backend services, cloud infrastructure, or distributed systems.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work full-time for the duration of the internship.
Nice to Haves
Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance.
What You'll Be Doing
Build production software to improve Palantir's deployment, operation, evaluation, or monitoring of AI systems in customer-controlled environments.
Contribute to infrastructure for agentic workflows including tool usage, context assembly, permissions, execution safety, observability, and debugging.
Design and implement services, APIs, test harnesses, evaluation pipelines, or developer tools to facilitate AI system operations.
Collaborate with engineers, product teams, and customer-facing teams to understand operational problems and develop durable software solutions.
Debug issues across services, deployment systems, logs, configuration, permissions, and product behavior.
Write clear, maintainable code and participate in rigorous code review processes.
Communicate design decisions, tradeoffs, and results clearly to teammates.
Perks and Benefits
Hands-on mentorship from experienced engineers.
Opportunity to work on high-impact AI systems used in critical operational environments.