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Software Engineer, New Grad - Defense

Palantir
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Palo Alto, CA$145k - $155kFull-timePosted 11mo ago

About the role

Software Engineer role at Palantir focused on Gotham, with opportunities to work on government, defense, and related sectors. Hybrid, full-time, based in Palo Alto, CA. Role emphasizes contributing high-quality code, collaboration, and growth within small product teams.

Responsibilities

  • Involved throughout the product lifecycle from idea generation, design, and prototyping to execution and shipping.
  • Collaborate with technical and non-technical counterparts to understand customer problems and build solutions.
  • Meet users to understand needs (e.g., tours of facilities or desks of analysts) to inform product direction.
  • Contribute to features used by researchers, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts, and forecasters; work on Gotham release infrastructure or geospatial tools.

Qualifications

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

Skills

Required:Communication and collaborationIndependent learning and decision-making

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents
  • Basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
  • Commuter benefits
  • Relocation assistance
  • Paid time off (2 weeks at year end, discretionary)
  • 10 paid holidays
  • Leave programs (military, medical, parental leave)
  • Fertility and family-building benefits including adoption, surrogacy, preservation
  • Childrelated support stipend
  • 401(k) plan enrollment
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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