QA Engineer Interview Experience - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
March 1, 2013
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
An introductory phone chat to set up a formal interview followed on by a formal phone interview. The first interview was simply a "let's get to know each other" type of interview, while the second interviewer asked me about my educational background, experience, and tested me on my problem-solving abilities.
Questions
How would you test an elevator?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Palantir QA Engineer role in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their QA Engineer roles in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's QA Engineer interview process in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Palantir Work Experiences
4.0
Big tech, top-tier pay in London
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
July 17, 2025
Pros: Good pay and benefits. Large established team with smart peers.
Very mature tech stack.
Cons: Large amounts of internal systems can sometimes be hard to navigate.
Product direction is driven by large customers.
5.0
Great place to intern
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 2, 2015
Pros: Learned a lot, had a more meaningful project than most interns at other companies that I know.
Met a lot of really smart people who I will be sure to keep in touch with.
Integrated quickly into my team.
Learned about new verticals.
Lots of cool benefits and events.
Cons: Worked hard and was exhausted at times. This wasn't a summer vacation.
Some internal documentation could have been better, making it easier to get up to speed on projects.
2.0
Chaotic, opaque compensation
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 13, 2025
Pros: A lot of responsibility and autonomy. Genuinely good product. Lots of smart and talented people who care.
Cons: Opaque compensation progression, poor recognition for achievement.
Lots of talent leaving because of compensation to competitors.
Long hours.
- 4.0Big tech, top-tier pay in LondonSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomJuly 17, 2025Pros: Good pay and benefits. Large established team with smart peers. Very mature tech stack.Cons: Large amounts of internal systems can sometimes be hard to navigate. Product direction is driven by large customers.
- 5.0Great place to internForward Deployed Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 2, 2015Pros: Learned a lot, had a more meaningful project than most interns at other companies that I know. Met a lot of really smart people who I will be sure to keep in touch with. Integrated quickly into my team. Learned about new verticals. Lots of cool benefits and events.Cons: Worked hard and was exhausted at times. This wasn't a summer vacation. Some internal documentation could have been better, making it easier to get up to speed on projects.
- 2.0Chaotic, opaque compensationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 13, 2025Pros: A lot of responsibility and autonomy. Genuinely good product. Lots of smart and talented people who care.Cons: Opaque compensation progression, poor recognition for achievement. Lots of talent leaving because of compensation to competitors. Long hours.
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