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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

June 1, 2014
Positive ExperienceGot Offer

Process

Very good experience overall.

Applied through the website. There was a coding exercise to complete within 2 hours.

This was not too difficult if you are trained for interviews and know your algorithms well.

After a couple of days, I had my first contact with HR for a phone screen, which included some coding/algorithm questions.

Onsite interviews took place a week later and lasted all day. If you are doing well, you will know along the way, as engineers and HR seem to communicate with each other.

At the end of the day, I met with a founder and received an offer the next day.

Questions

Nothing is difficult; everything is standard and straightforward if you know basic algorithms and data structures.

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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.

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