Software Engineer, New Grad - Defense

Core Responsibilities

• Contribute high-quality code to Palantir Gotham products deployed at government, defense, and non-profit institutions.
• Participate throughout the product lifecycle: idea generation, design, prototyping, execution, and shipping.
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical counterparts to understand customer problems and build solutions.
• Meet with users (e.g., tour assembly lines or join analysts at their desks) to understand missions and challenges.
• Work in small teams on specific product aspects such as geospatial mapping tools or release infrastructure.
• Share context, skills, and experience across teams.

SWE Principles

• Ownership: See projects through from beginning to end despite obstacles.
• Collaboration: Work with Software Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, Product Reliability Engineers, and business development teams (Forward Deployed Engineers, Deployment Strategists).
• Trust: Effectively handle time and priorities without micromanagement; have space to think independently while supported by the team.

Technologies We Use

• Backend: Java, Go
• Frontend: TypeScript, React, Redux
• Data/Infra: Cassandra, Spark, Elasticsearch
• Build tooling: Gradle, GitHub
• Engineers are expected to learn new languages and technologies quickly; prior knowledge of specific languages is not required.

What We Value

• Ability to communicate and collaborate with engineers, users, and non-technical team members.
• Willingness to learn, make independent decisions, and ask questions effectively.

What We Require

• Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.
• Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or similar.
• Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
• Experience coding in languages such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, or similar.