Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
They flew me down to NYC and paid for my hotel.
I had three on-site, one-on-one interviews covering programming challenges, debugging, and systems design.
I got the impression I would receive an offer, but they scheduled an additional virtual interview a week later. I was rejected afterwards.
Questions
Design a data structure to store file permissions.
This structure should be able to grant and revoke access privileges to directories and their children.
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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
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
Candidates reported having good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Palantir Work Experiences
- 3.0Bad Retention StrategySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 23, 2022Pros: Very impressive, robust platform. Talented engineers (although many are leaving). A lot of cool clients.Cons: Bad retention strategy (no annual raises for most employees during low stock price / low morale period) Brain drain from people leaving High rates of burnout
- 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.
- 5.0We will work you hard, but you will learn a lotSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 7, 2025Pros: Really smart people to learn from.Cons: You might feel inferior at times.
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