Palantir builds the world's leading software for data-driven decisions & operations. By bringing the right data to the people who need it, our platforms empower our partners to develop lifesaving drugs, forecast supply chain disruptions, locate missing children, & more.

As a Frontline Software Engineer at Palantir, you would begin your journey on a short-term assignment where you are embedded with customers. This unique experience lets you work directly with users, gaining firsthand insight into how our products are used & the challenges our customers face. Unlike traditional engineering roles, Frontline immerses you in complex, ambiguous problems, empowering you to deliver impactful solutions across some of the world's most important industries & institutions.

Many of our most successful products have been built through direct engagement with customers, solutions born from real-world problems that not only address specific needs but can also be applied in broader contexts. By working closely with users, you'll help create products with immediate impact & long-term value.

Frontliners operate much like a startup CTO, working in small teams to own the end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects. Your responsibilities will range from discussing architecture & coding custom web apps to strategizing with customer executives. Every day will be diverse & impactful. By witnessing how customers engage with Foundry & seeing these pain points firsthand, you'll gain unique insights that feed directly back into our development process, helping to refine & enhance our products. Upon the completion of your assignment, you would join one of our Software Engineer teams within our Foundry org.

Within Foundry, there is a broad spectrum of teams, each focused on tackling unique technical challenges & delivering impact across a range of domains. You might work on designing & building scalable systems that power data-driven workflows for organizations worldwide, collaborating closely with teammates to deliver robust APIs & high-performance infrastructure. On other teams, you could be developing the foundational building blocks that ensure our platform is secure, reliable, & performant, addressing challenges in distributed systems, data storage, & application security. You may also have the opportunity to architect & deliver end-to-end user experiences, crafting intuitive interfaces & workflows that empower thousands of users to solve complex, real-world problems.

It doesn't matter what languages you know when you join us; what matters is your ability to decompose complex problems into manageable, actionable components, write clean, effective code, & quickly learn new languages, technologies, frameworks, & paradigms. Our software is constantly evolving, so we need adaptable engineers who can evolve alongside it. Whether it's adapting to new technical environments or understanding & integrating into the customer's setup & needs, your adaptability is key. Alongside peers with diverse experiences such as startup founders, industry veterans, university TAs, & more, you'll enhance your skillset to apply the best technology to solve any given problem.