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Software Engineer Interview Experience - Tysons Corner, Virginia

January 1, 2013
Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I received an email expressing interest in a role after a review of my GitHub contributions. I proceeded to a phone screen, which then led to a semi-technical screen with the same HR person. Finally, we had another call a few days later with the same HR person, where the specific role was discussed along with compensation details.

At the time of the interview, I held a VP title at a SaaS company located outside of Washington, D.C. During the interview process, I noted that the questions seemed geared towards someone more junior. However, the HR person indicated that many people thought similarly, and the process had been working well for them. After three rounds of calls, I expressed skepticism that the role was appropriate for someone with my experience. At that point, I was told the compensation would be one-third of what I was making, which was actually less than I had earned immediately after college. I expressed that the process appeared to have been a waste of time, suggested they rework it, and ended the interaction.

Questions

Some elementary data structure questions were asked, along with questions regarding the use of memory.

There were also questions about my experience and other routine interview questions.

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Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in Tysons Corner, Virginia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

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Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer interview process in Tysons Corner, Virginia.

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