Process
They were very nice. It was just a phone interview.
Questions
The interview question was: Given a 9x9 Sudoku grid with numbers already filled in, you have to check if it's a valid Sudoku.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 6 interview experiences for the Palantir Software Engineer Internship role in United States.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer Internship roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive83%
Neutral17%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer Internship interview process in United States.
Palantir Work Experiences
1.0
Work: Good. Work/life balance: Bad. Management: Worst!!
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
September 27, 2014
Pros: Good and challenging work. As a new hire, you get to make changes to the core elements.
Perks are good, especially the housing subsidy.
Smart and intelligent co-workers.
Cons: Very poor and bad management. Inexperienced managers are given too much control; they are not at all good at communicating and have a poor judgment of employee skills. The flat hierarchy is a hoax.
Extreme work culture and poor work/life balance.
3.0
Smart Team, Mundane Tasks
Product Quality Engineer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
September 20, 2015
Pros: Everyone is extremely smart and friendly. You work on things that have an actual impact on the world.
Cons: A lot of time would be spent doing mundane or trivial things. They expect you to be proactive about your work while assigning you set things to do.
5.0
Really good growth
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 16, 2025
Pros: Great growth potential.
Trusted as an adult, can WFH whenever you like.
Salaries are some of the highest in London for tech.
Cons: Can be very disorganized.
WLB balance is really team dependent.
Definitely not a “rest and vest” place.
- 1.0Work: Good. Work/life balance: Bad. Management: Worst!!Software Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 27, 2014Pros: Good and challenging work. As a new hire, you get to make changes to the core elements. Perks are good, especially the housing subsidy. Smart and intelligent co-workers.Cons: Very poor and bad management. Inexperienced managers are given too much control; they are not at all good at communicating and have a poor judgment of employee skills. The flat hierarchy is a hoax. Extreme work culture and poor work/life balance.
- 3.0Smart Team, Mundane Tasks Product Quality Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesSeptember 20, 2015Pros: Everyone is extremely smart and friendly. You work on things that have an actual impact on the world.Cons: A lot of time would be spent doing mundane or trivial things. They expect you to be proactive about your work while assigning you set things to do.
- 5.0Really good growthSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 16, 2025Pros: Great growth potential. Trusted as an adult, can WFH whenever you like. Salaries are some of the highest in London for tech.Cons: Can be very disorganized. WLB balance is really team dependent. Definitely not a “rest and vest” place.
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