Software Engineer Interview Experience - United Kingdom
August 22, 2022
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The process began with an initial phone screening, followed by a technical phone screening.
I was contacted directly by the recruiter.
The whole process took approximately 1.5 months.
Everyone was very friendly, and the process was quite clear.
Questions
Graph traversal related question. Hackerrank pair programming.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 65 interview experiences for the Palantir Software Engineer role in United Kingdom.
Success Rate
2%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral26%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer interview process in United Kingdom.
Palantir Work Experiences
3.0
Bad Retention Strategy
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
May 23, 2022
Pros: 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
5.0
Amazing people, great tech, long hours
Software Engineer • Former Employee
June 12, 2021
Pros: People are amazing; the hiring quality is out of this world even for the Valley.
Projects can be extremely interesting.
Tech stack (especially on the Foundry side) is modern and fun to use.
The software is real and works unlike most enterprise technology Palantir competes against.
Cons: Work/life balance is highly project dependent. Long hours trend towards brutal if your project is fast-paced or the customer is overly demanding.
Your project may not be all that interesting, and you'll hear about everyone else doing world-changing tech. If your project is uninteresting and has long hours, you can burn out fast.
Some of the Gotham codebase is archaic and hard to understand.
Palantir changes over time, and you'll need to adapt or reinvent yourself if you stay longer than two years. This can be fun but stressful, and the pace never slows down.
2.0
Issues Beneath the Shiny Veneer
Software Engineer • Former Employee
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
September 15, 2022
Pros: It has good leadership at the top under Dr. Karp. A lot of their work will provide a sense of purpose and genuinely has a positive impact on the world.
The office perks are also excellent, especially the food.
Cons: Palantir is arrogant and even borderline cultish. Below Dr. Karp, it suffers from immature leaders and managers. Being a people lead only implies that you have power over people, not that you have people skills. Few checks exist on a manager's power to ruin your career, especially if they subjectively determine that you are not a good "culture fit." A lack of "culture fit" means that it's OK to mistreat you because you're different, not that you don't fit into Palantir's culture.
- 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
- 5.0Amazing people, great tech, long hoursSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeJune 12, 2021Pros: People are amazing; the hiring quality is out of this world even for the Valley. Projects can be extremely interesting. Tech stack (especially on the Foundry side) is modern and fun to use. The software is real and works unlike most enterprise technology Palantir competes against.Cons: Work/life balance is highly project dependent. Long hours trend towards brutal if your project is fast-paced or the customer is overly demanding. Your project may not be all that interesting, and you'll hear about everyone else doing world-changing tech. If your project is uninteresting and has long hours, you can burn out fast. Some of the Gotham codebase is archaic and hard to understand. Palantir changes over time, and you'll need to adapt or reinvent yourself if you stay longer than two years. This can be fun but stressful, and the pace never slows down.
- 2.0Issues Beneath the Shiny VeneerSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesSeptember 15, 2022Pros: It has good leadership at the top under Dr. Karp. A lot of their work will provide a sense of purpose and genuinely has a positive impact on the world. The office perks are also excellent, especially the food.Cons: Palantir is arrogant and even borderline cultish. Below Dr. Karp, it suffers from immature leaders and managers. Being a people lead only implies that you have power over people, not that you have people skills. Few checks exist on a manager's power to ruin your career, especially if they subjectively determine that you are not a good "culture fit." A lack of "culture fit" means that it's OK to mistreat you because you're different, not that you don't fit into Palantir's culture.
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