# Software Engineer, Internship - Defense Tech

**Company:** [Palantir](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/palantir)
**Location:** Washington, DC
**Role:** Fullstack Engineering
**Experience:** 0+ years
**Skills:** Java, Go, TypeScript, Cassandra, Spark, Elasticsearch, React, Redux, Gradle, GitHub, Python, C++, JavaScript
**Posted:** 2024-08-05

> Defense Tech Software Engineer Intern at Palantir building mission-critical products for the modern warfighter using Gotham. Contribute high-quality code across the full product lifecycle on small teams, paired with a mentor; requires CS/engineering background, coding experience, and US security clearance eligibility. Must graduate in 2028.

## Job Description

## Core Responsibilities
- Support work specifically focusing on delivering Palantir Defense capabilities to critical mission partners.
- Involved throughout the product lifecycle from idea generation, design, and prototyping to execution and shipping.
- Paired with a mentor dedicated to growth and success.
- Collaborate closely with technical and non-technical counterparts to understand customers' problems and build products that tackle them.
- See projects through from beginning to end in spite of obstacles (Ownership).
- Work internally with people from a variety of backgrounds such as other Software Engineers, Product Managers, Designers and Product Reliability Engineers; partner with business development teams (Forward Deployed Engineers, Deployment Strategists) to understand and solve customers' problems (Collaboration).
- Effectively handle time and priorities without micromanagement; have space to think independently while feeling supported by the team (Trust).

## Technologies We Use
- Varying languages including Java and Go for backend and TypeScript for frontend.
- Open-source technologies like Cassandra, Spark, Elasticsearch, React, and Redux.
- Industry-standard build tooling including Gradle and GitHub.

## What We Value
- Ability to communicate and collaborate with a variety of individuals including engineers, users, and non-technical team members.
- Willingness to learn and make decisions independently, and the ability to ask questions when needed.

## What We Require
- Engineering background in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, and Physics.
- Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, cloud infrastructure, front-end frameworks, and other technical tools.
- Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance prior to start of internship.
- Experience coding in programming languages such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.
- Must be planning on graduating in 2028. This should be your final internship before graduating.

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