Software Engineer, New Grad

Core Responsibilities

• Contribute high-quality code to Palantir Gotham, Apollo, or Foundry products throughout the full product lifecycle: idea generation, design, prototyping, execution, and shipping.
• Collaborate closely with technical and non-technical counterparts (including Product Managers, Designers, Product Reliability Engineers, Forward Deployed Engineers, and Deployment Strategists) to understand customer problems and build solutions.
• Meet with users (e.g., research scientists, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts, economic forecasters, auto-manufacturers, counter-terror analysts) to understand their missions and challenges.
• Demonstrate ownership by seeing projects through from beginning to end despite obstacles.
• Collaborate across teams with diverse backgrounds and share context, skills, and experience.
• Work independently with trust, managing your own time and priorities while being supported by your team and a dedicated mentor.

Technologies We Use

• Backend: Java, Go
• Frontend: TypeScript, React, Redux
• Data and infrastructure: Cassandra, Spark, Elasticsearch, cloud infrastructure
• Build tooling: Gradle, GitHub
• Other: various languages and open-source technologies as needed

What We Value

• Strong communication and collaboration skills with engineers, users, and non-technical team members.
• Willingness to learn quickly, make independent decisions, and ask effective questions.
• Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain one.

What We Require

• Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or related fields.
• 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.
• New grad with relevant academic or project experience.