How Palantir Builds Software for the US Military
The CTO Podcast with Fexingo · 2026-05-28 · 13 min
Episode notes
Lucas and Luna dive into how Palantir develops and deploys software for the US Department of Defense, focusing on its flagship Gotham platform. They explore the company's unique engineering culture - where every feature ships under a government deadline and every line of code faces audit. Specific cases include Palantir's work on Project Maven for the Army's Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) and how the company maintains FedRAMP authorization. The hosts discuss the tension between speed and compliance, how Palantir uses a software-defined data integration layer called Foundry for logistics, and what commercial CTOs can learn from building under constant adversarial pressure. #Palantir #DefenseTech #SoftwareEngineering #GovernmentContracts #ProjectMaven #USMilitary #FedRAMP #GothamPlatform #Foundry #DataIntegration #SecureDeployment #DevSecOps #Compliance #TechAndWarfare #Business #Technology #FexingoBusiness #BusinessPodcast Keep every episode free: buymeacoffee.com/fexingo
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