Production Engineer Interview Experience - Seattle, Washington
September 1, 2024
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Only completed the initial interview stages:
- One coding assessment focused on debugging an internal system through a series of questions.
- One video interview with a Production Engineer involved solving a problem related to debugging an internal system at Palantir.
Questions
In both the coding assessment and the video interview, the main focus was on debugging a broken internal system.
I was given logs, system behavior, and a scenario, then asked to identify the issue and propose a fix.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Palantir Production Engineer role in Seattle, Washington.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Production Engineer roles in Seattle, Washington is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Production Engineer interview process in Seattle, Washington.
Palantir Work Experiences
5.0
It was cool
DevOps Engineer • Former Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
May 30, 2024
Pros: PLTR, free food, parties, perks
Cons: Nothing particular comes to mind.
5.0
Engaging work, bad WLB
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
October 10, 2022
Pros: - Really smart people
- Get to work on things that very few people/companies get exposure to
- Bleeding-edge technology
Cons: - Horrible WLB.
- Fair share of egotistical people; this could be common with top talent in tech.
- Questionable morality in certain silos. Some teams work with organizations on missions you know are good for the world, some you aren’t sure about.
5.0
Not for the faint of heart
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
February 7, 2021
Pros: Smart, driven, hard-working, young people.
High ownership.
Cons: - Cult vibes
- Shadow hierarchy
- Siloed knowledge and direction
- Lots of individual initiatives and not a lot of general strategy
- 5.0It was coolDevOps Engineer • Former EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesMay 30, 2024Pros: PLTR, free food, parties, perksCons: Nothing particular comes to mind.
- 5.0Engaging work, bad WLBSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesOctober 10, 2022Pros: - Really smart people - Get to work on things that very few people/companies get exposure to - Bleeding-edge technologyCons: - Horrible WLB. - Fair share of egotistical people; this could be common with top talent in tech. - Questionable morality in certain silos. Some teams work with organizations on missions you know are good for the world, some you aren’t sure about.
- 5.0Not for the faint of heartSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesFebruary 7, 2021Pros: Smart, driven, hard-working, young people. High ownership.Cons: - Cult vibes - Shadow hierarchy - Siloed knowledge and direction - Lots of individual initiatives and not a lot of general strategy
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