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.

Pros: The primary reason I joined Palantir, and continue to work at Palantir, is the opportunity I have to learn and grow. Palantir highly encourages technical growth, and I have often been paired with another developer on projects in order to further my skills. This sort of learning also happens through self-organized, informal efforts, such as: * Reading groups * Hobbit Academy (internal classes and mini-workshops) * Pizza and Papers (order a bunch of pizza and discuss an academic paper) * Others One of the primary criteria for choosing where to work was how much I would continue developing as an engineer. At Palantir, I have not only improved significantly, but also continued learning about interesting new developments and technologies. In addition to this, I’ve found that Palantirians tend to be well-aligned in our goals and objectives, which makes it all the more gratifying to work as part of a team. Everyone at Palantir is focused on the same outcomes — delivering the most value to our customers in the most effective way. Palantir seeks to give as much context as possible to everyone at the company and strives to make sure everyone understands the decisions that affect them. This way, with everyone on the same page, it truly feels like working towards a shared vision.

Cons: As a rapidly growing company, we often find processes that once worked in the past no longer do so. Process changes can be painful, and it often takes some experimentation and iteration to determine what the new best process will be. This is somewhat mitigated by the leadership's transparency around new initiatives and a willingness to admit failure when things don't work.

Pros: Lots of growth opportunities if you're willing to teach yourself. Many friendly and curious people. Tasty food. Fun events. Good yoga classes.

Cons: The wheel is reinvented all the time here since we never actually use industry best practices. The leads are young (especially on product development), and it's an intensely political workplace. Many of the leads are horrible at giving honest feedback, and people are frequently burned by this (including myself). People are often praised for working through the night or weekends; they are never praised for planning ahead to avoid such catastrophes. Working long hours is a badge of honor here.