Software Engineer - Edge AI Systems

This role involves developing and deploying advanced AI systems to the tactical edge, including training, evaluating, and deploying LLM agents to edge hardware for interfacing with sensors, effectors, and drone systems. The work supports defense customers seeking untethered AI solutions that can be rapidly deployed downrange on hardware with limited capabilities. You will build and deploy specialized models and agents that run on tactical edge hardware, collaborating with experts in AI, LLMs, and systems to shape solutions for complex tactical defense scenarios.

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

Requirements

• 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

Nice to have

• Experience working in the defense sector, especially with weapon and UxV systems, is highly desirable

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