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Software Engineer, New Grad - Query Engines

palantir · New York, NY · Hybrid

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About palantir

We build software that empowers organizations to effectively integrate their data, decisions, and operations. Backed by Founders Fund.

About the role

We are a software engineering team applying open-source data technologies to some of the world's hardest and most important problems. We build the data processing infrastructure that underpins Palantir Foundry, supporting applications that help hospitals care for more patients, help clinical teams coordinate timely diagnoses, and keep essential supplies moving through global disruption. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

What they're looking for

  • 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
  • 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
  • Coursework or projects in databases, compilers, operating systems, or distributed systems
  • Contributions to open-source projects
More about this role

A World-Changing Company

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.

We are a software engineering team applying open-source data technologies to some of the world's hardest and most important problems. We build the data processing infrastructure that underpins Palantir Foundry, supporting applications that help hospitals care for more patients, help clinical teams coordinate timely diagnoses, and keep essential supplies moving through global disruption.

You will work deep inside the systems that make this possible: how computations are represented, how query plans are optimized, how operators execute, and how data is read and written efficiently. We build on and extend Apache Spark, Apache DataFusion, and Apache Iceberg, bringing advances in open-source engines and table formats into the demanding environments our customers operate in. Our work serves many products and workloads across Foundry, including no-code pipelines, interactive analysis, and the...

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