Palantir
Software Engineer, Internship - Query Engines
New York, NY · On-site · Internship · Posted Oct 19, 2026
- Education
- Currently pursuing or recently completed a Bachelor's, Master's, or PhD in Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, or a similar field, or equivalent practical experience.
About the job
Build and improve query engines and data-processing infrastructure that powers Palantir Foundry applications.
What you'll do
- Develop query-planning rules, execution-engine capabilities, or improvements to large-table scanning.
- Take production-system changes through design, code review, testing, and release.
- Improve correctness, compatibility, and predictable performance across data systems.
What they ask for
- Proficiency in at least one language such as Java, Rust, Scala, C++, or C.
- Strong foundations in algorithms, data structures, and concurrency.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Planning to graduate in 2028; this must be the final internship before graduating.
Nice to have
- Coursework or projects in databases, compilers, operating systems, or distributed systems.
- Contributions to open-source projects.
Pay
$10,500/month (salary; the posting does not specify an ISO currency code or whether this is base salary or total pay)
Tools
Java, Scala, Rust, Python, Apache Spark, Apache DataFusion, Apache Iceberg, Apache Arrow
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