Software Engineer - Edge AI Systems
Palantir· Dev
Hybrid (Seattle, WA)$145k - $200kFull-timePosted 2mo ago
About the role
Software Engineer to develop and deploy advanced AI systems to the tactical edge, training, evaluating, and deploying LLM agents on edge hardware for interfacing with sensors, effectors, and drone systems in defense-focused applications.
Responsibilities
- Train and fine-tune edge-capable LLMs for tactical defense applications
- Optimize model performance for various edge hardware (GPU, CPU, and specialized accelerator) platforms
- Design and implement multi-agent systems for various mission scenarios
- Interface LLM agents with sensors, effectors, and drone systems
- Benchmark and evaluate agent capabilities, performance, and reliability
- Engineer scalable, reliable, and fail-safe systems capable of functioning in high-stakes environments
Qualifications
- 5+ years of professional software development experience
- 2+ years of experience contributing to the system design or architecture (architecture, design patterns, reliability and scaling) of new and existing systems
- Experience building and deploying LLMs and LLM agents using modern frameworks such as PyTorch, HuggingFace Transformers, LangChain, and vLLM
- Strong proficiency in Rust, Python, or C++
- Bachelor's/Master's/PhD in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, or related fields
- Active US Security clearance or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance
Skills
Required:AI model development and fine-tuningLLM agents and multi-agent systemsEdge hardware optimizationRustPythonPyTorchHuggingFace TransformersLangChain
Nice to have:C++
Benefits
- Employees (and their eligible dependents) can enroll in medical, dental, and vision insurance as well as voluntary life insurance
- Employees are automatically covered by Palantir’s basic life, AD&D and disability insurance
- Commuter benefits
- Relocation assistance
- Take what you need paid time off, not accrual based
- 2 weeks paid time off built into the end of each year (subject to team and business needs)
- 10 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events
- Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents
- Fertility and family building benefits including but not limited to adoption, surrogacy, and preservation
- Stipend to help with expenses that come with a new child
- Employees can enroll in Palantir’s 401k plan
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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