Process
I submitted a resume and was reached out to by a recruiter the following week. A phone interview was scheduled the next week.
The interview consisted of:
- One dynamic programming question
- One amortized analysis problem
- One graph traversal problem
Questions
They asked a version of the traveling salesman problem with some additional constraints.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 304 interview experiences for the Palantir Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
6%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive44%
Neutral36%
Negative20%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Palantir Work Experiences
5.0
We will work you hard, but you will learn a lot
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
April 7, 2025
Pros: Really smart people to learn from.
Cons: You might feel inferior at times.
4.0
Good Team, Tough Compensation
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 27, 2023
Pros: Talented people, good benefits, great offices in a good location.
Cons: Comp is fairly annoying and frequently raises are 0, not guaranteed. Hard focus on demos and such for visibility, not very meritocratic.
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.
- 5.0We will work you hard, but you will learn a lotSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesApril 7, 2025Pros: Really smart people to learn from.Cons: You might feel inferior at times.
- 4.0Good Team, Tough CompensationSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 27, 2023Pros: Talented people, good benefits, great offices in a good location.Cons: Comp is fairly annoying and frequently raises are 0, not guaranteed. Hard focus on demos and such for visibility, not very meritocratic.
- 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.
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