Privacy and Civil Liberties Software Engineer, Internship

Palantir builds the world's leading software for data-driven decisions and operations. The Privacy and Civil Liberties (PCL) Engineering team is an interdisciplinary team of software engineers, forward-deployed engineers, designers, lawyers, and policy experts. As a PCL Engineer Intern, you'll work in small teams with minimal supervision and own end-to-end execution of high-stakes projects.

Core Responsibilities:

• Design and develop full-stack software products for privacy, data protection, AI governance, and accountability in Palantir's software platforms
• Collaborate with technical and non-technical teammates to understand customers' key challenges
• Engage with and shape the latest developments in law and policy

Our Principles:

• PCL Impact: We work on challenging problems at the intersection of technology and ethics
• Ownership: We see projects through from beginning to end, working through obstacles
• Collaboration: We work internally and externally with customers to understand and tackle their problems

What We Value:

• Interest in understanding the impact of technology in society and working to address it
• Ability to continuously learn, work independently, and make decisions with minimal direction
• Experience or curiosity in domains such as privacy, data protection, AI governance, and technology policy

What We Require:

• Engineering background, preferred in fields such as Computer Science, Mathematics, Software Engineering, Physics, and Data Science
• Proficiency with one or more programming languages, such as Python, Java, C++, TypeScript/JavaScript
• Planning to graduate in 2027, with this being your final internship before graduating