Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
July 26, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I only had one round, and was asked two medium-to-hard LeetCode questions.
I solved both of them, and they both worked, but I did not get a second round.
I think the second round would have been some type of system design question.
Questions
They asked me two LeetCode questions for which I used a hash map.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 47 interview experiences for the Palantir Software Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
11%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive57%
Neutral23%
Negative19%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Palantir Work Experiences
5.0
Need better work-life balance
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
May 3, 2017
Pros: really smart people around,
a great culture (cult) and sense of mission.
Cons: Long work hours (top-down pressure).
1.0
Interesting Projects, Ruthless Management
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
May 20, 2023
Pros: Projects are interesting if you manage to get into core backend teams.
Cons: Management is ruthless. They play their favorites, and if you're not one of them, you would be axed for no reason.
5.0
A contagious drive to make the world better
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
August 4, 2016
Pros: - Brilliant people, domain experts, quick thinkers, constructively critical.
- Opportunity to solve problems and impact a variety of institutions and domains that doesn't exist anywhere else.
- Teammates honestly depend on the hard work of each other, and it keeps us moving forward.
- Great culture of working hard on important, high-stakes work and supporting the people you're working with. Not super political.
Cons: If you don't know how to prioritize your own work/life balance, you will have to learn.
The sensitive nature of certain work requires secrecy, which can often be perceived as malintent by default.
- 5.0Need better work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesMay 3, 2017Pros: really smart people around, a great culture (cult) and sense of mission.Cons: Long work hours (top-down pressure).
- 1.0Interesting Projects, Ruthless ManagementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesMay 20, 2023Pros: Projects are interesting if you manage to get into core backend teams.Cons: Management is ruthless. They play their favorites, and if you're not one of them, you would be axed for no reason.
- 5.0A contagious drive to make the world betterSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesAugust 4, 2016Pros: - Brilliant people, domain experts, quick thinkers, constructively critical. - Opportunity to solve problems and impact a variety of institutions and domains that doesn't exist anywhere else. - Teammates honestly depend on the hard work of each other, and it keeps us moving forward. - Great culture of working hard on important, high-stakes work and supporting the people you're working with. Not super political.Cons: If you don't know how to prioritize your own work/life balance, you will have to learn. The sensitive nature of certain work requires secrecy, which can often be perceived as malintent by default.
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