Software Engineer, New Grad

Palantir Technologies; New York (NY); On-site; USD 145,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401k plan

Generous paid time off and holidays

Parental leave and family building benefits

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Palantir Technologies is seeking Software Engineers to build scalable software that transforms how organizations leverage data. You'll work on products like Palantir Gotham and foundry, impacting critical sectors worldwide.

The role involves collaboration across teams, engaging with users, and understanding their challenges. An engineering background is required, along with programming skills in languages like Java and C++. The position offers a competitive salary ranging from $145,000 to $155,000 per year with extensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Familiarity with data structures, storage systems, and cloud infrastructure.
• Experience coding in programming languages like Java, C++, Python, or JavaScript.
• Active US Security clearance or ability to obtain one.

Responsibilities

• Involved in the product lifecycle from idea generation to execution.
• Collaborate closely with both technical and non-technical teams.
• Meet with users to understand their challenges and missions.

Skills

Clean code writing

Backend development with Java and Go

Frontend development with Typescript

Familiarity with open-source technologies

Ability to learn new programming languages quickly

Education

Engineering background in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, or Physics

Tools

Cassandra

Spark

Elasticsearch

React

Redux

Job description

Palantir builds the world’s leading software for data‑driven decisions and 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, and more.

The Role

Software Engineers at Palantir build software at scale to transform how organizations around the world use data. In this role, you’ll have an opportunity to grow more quickly than you ever envisioned as you contribute high‑quality code directly to Palantir Gotham, Palantir Apollo, or Palantir Foundry: products that are deployed at some of the most important institutions across the public and private sectors. You’ll create features used by research scientists, aerospace engineers, intelligence analysts, and economic forecasters in countries around the world. Palantir’s Product Development organization is made up of small teams of Software Engineers, each focusing on a specific aspect of a product. For example, you might join a team that builds a Foundry front‑end application, or a component of the Gotham release infrastructure. We encourage communication and collaboration among teams to share context, skills, and experience, so you’ll also have the opportunity to learn about other business areas.

Core Responsibilities

As a Software Engineer, you are involved throughout the product lifecycle - from idea generation, design, and prototyping, to execution and shipping, all while also being paired with a mentor dedicated to your growth and success. You’ll collaborate closely with technical and non‑technical counterparts to understand our customers’ problems and build products that tackle them. One of the most effective ways to understand what our users need is to meet them. You may receive an opportunity to tour the assembly line at an auto‑manufacturer or join a counter‑terror analyst at their desk to really understand their mission and difficulties.

SWE Principles Include

• Ownership: We see projects through from beginning to end in spite of obstacles we may encounter.
• Collaboration: We work internally with people from a variety of backgrounds — such as other Software Engineers, Product Managers, Designers and Product Reliability Engineers. We also partner with our business development teams (Forward Deployed Engineers, Deployment Strategists) in order to understand and solve our customers’ problems.
• Trust: We trust each other to effectively handle time and priorities, and don’t micromanage. We want people to have the space to think for themselves, while feeling supported by their team.

Technologies & Skills

It doesn’t matter what languages you know when you join us; what matters is that you can write clean, effective code and learn new languages quickly. Our software is constantly evolving, so we need engineers who can do the same. Alongside peers that bring diverse experience—whether you’re a former university Teaching Assistant, switched to computer science recently, or are a hackathon enthusiast—you’ll build your skills to apply the best technology to solve a given problem.

• A variety of 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 effectively.
• Active US Security clearance, or eligibility and willingness to obtain a US Security clearance.

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.
• Experience coding in programming languages, such as Java, C++, Python, JavaScript, or similar languages.

Salary

The estimated salary range for this position is $145,000 - $155,000/year. Total compensation for this position may also include Restricted Stock units, sign‑on bonus and other potential future incentives.

Further note that total compensation for this position will be determined by each individual’s relevant qualifications, work experience, skills, and other factors. This estimate excludes the value of any potential sign‑on bonus; the value of any benefits offered; and the potential future value of any long‑term incentives.

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

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all, including but not limited to Veterans and those with disabilities. Palantir is committed to making the application and hiring process accessible to everyone and will provide a reasonable accommodation for those living with a disability.