Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
May 15, 2026
Positive ExperienceGot Offer
Process
Great interview process:
- Recruiter call
- Leetcode style technical
- Scoping style (decomp) interview
- Frontend coding
- Another scoping (decomp round).
Interviewers were fun and engaging, and I felt challenged in a positive way.
Questions
Why do you want to work here?
What are you looking for in your next role?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 48 interview experiences for the Palantir Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
6%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive40%
Neutral35%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Palantir Work Experiences
5.0
Good Culture, Challenging Work
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 16, 2023
Pros: It was quite good culture.
Cons: Some of the work was difficult.
4.0
Amazing Coworkers, Questionable Leadership
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 2, 2024
Pros: Extremely smart people who I've learned a ton from. They have very impressive technical impact and work with lots of cool clients.
Cons: Some questionable decisions from leadership, including really sparse raises after the stock tanked. This caused a lot of really good people to leave. I was very concerned about the brain drain before I left.
5.0
It was great when working there. I'm unsure how it is now
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 14, 2025
Pros: Lots of ownership to work on different things.
Cons: Political leanings have changed a lot in the last few months.
- 5.0Good Culture, Challenging WorkSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 16, 2023Pros: It was quite good culture.Cons: Some of the work was difficult.
- 4.0Amazing Coworkers, Questionable LeadershipSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 2, 2024Pros: Extremely smart people who I've learned a ton from. They have very impressive technical impact and work with lots of cool clients.Cons: Some questionable decisions from leadership, including really sparse raises after the stock tanked. This caused a lot of really good people to leave. I was very concerned about the brain drain before I left.
- 5.0It was great when working there. I'm unsure how it is nowSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 14, 2025Pros: Lots of ownership to work on different things.Cons: Political leanings have changed a lot in the last few months.
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