Process
The first step was a generic coding challenge where you had up to one hour.
The second step was a phone interview.
The third step was another coding interview with a company called Karat.
I didn't make it to the fourth step.
Questions
String manipulation.
2D array traversal.
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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
3.0
Smart Team, Awful Wlb
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
November 10, 2024
Pros: Smart coworkers, free food, and a great office.
Cons: Started on-call 2 months into the job with no support. Terrible WLB, and everyone on the team is exhausted. Shortsighted leadership.
5.0
Good times on boats
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
November 30, 2012
Pros: Software is being used to tackle important problems. It's gratifying to see the projects I've worked on being used on real problems.
Coworkers are, by and large, fantastic. They are fun people to work with who you can trust to do good work. I feel like I have a lot to learn from the people around me.
I can see why the culture might seem intimidating at first, but as a bona fide antisocial developer stereotype, I would say that my experience here has been quite welcoming.
I believe the company has a large potential upside. Having seen our software deployed and used, I think we have the potential to be very successful.
Cons: - There are definitely growing pains. With the size of the company and the way it's trying to grow, there is a large burden of recruiting on everyone.
This can be tiring, but the load will be better distributed as we grow.
- Work-life balance could be better. I definitely work a lot, but I wouldn't be willing to do so if I didn't enjoy the work I'm doing.
- A lot of effort is being put into "preserving the culture" as we grow, but I think care should be taken not to let this alienate new people. I think if I had interned/started a year later than I did, I would not have felt as at home and welcome here as I do.
5.0
A contagious drive to make the world better
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
August 4, 2016
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.
- 3.0Smart Team, Awful WlbSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 10, 2024Pros: Smart coworkers, free food, and a great office.Cons: Started on-call 2 months into the job with no support. Terrible WLB, and everyone on the team is exhausted. Shortsighted leadership.
- 5.0Good times on boatsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesNovember 30, 2012Pros: Software is being used to tackle important problems. It's gratifying to see the projects I've worked on being used on real problems. Coworkers are, by and large, fantastic. They are fun people to work with who you can trust to do good work. I feel like I have a lot to learn from the people around me. I can see why the culture might seem intimidating at first, but as a bona fide antisocial developer stereotype, I would say that my experience here has been quite welcoming. I believe the company has a large potential upside. Having seen our software deployed and used, I think we have the potential to be very successful.Cons: - There are definitely growing pains. With the size of the company and the way it's trying to grow, there is a large burden of recruiting on everyone. This can be tiring, but the load will be better distributed as we grow. - Work-life balance could be better. I definitely work a lot, but I wouldn't be willing to do so if I didn't enjoy the work I'm doing. - A lot of effort is being put into "preserving the culture" as we grow, but I think care should be taken not to let this alienate new people. I think if I had interned/started a year later than I did, I would not have felt as at home and welcome here as I do.
- 5.0A contagious drive to make the world betterSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesAugust 4, 2016Pros: - 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.
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