Process
I was contacted by a recruiter, followed by a phone interview with remotely paired coding, and then an on-site with four technical interviews. I felt all but one of the on-site interviews went pretty well; one did not.
That interviewer was very rude and used their phone throughout the interview. I didn't think I would get along with that employee, and it really turned me off to the company.
Questions
Basic data structures, string manipulation, and time series.
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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
4.0
Good Pay, Overworked Hours
Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
September 18, 2023
Pros: Good pay at this company.
Cons: A lot of work around the clock.
3.0
Intense, but management will let you down
Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
December 11, 2023
Pros: The company is really positioned well. The core flexible ontology concepts in Foundry and Gotham are incredible tools in an AI-driven world where a simple schema isn't enough.
There are also lots of great and really motivated people here. Conflict is rare, and the company manages to maintain a feeling of constant urgency. You're always working on the most important thing.
Cons: You always have more work than you can complete, so you never get to feel done.
Management is largely engineers that have been promoted up, but it ends up feeling like no one knows what they are doing at the management level. Management has a knack for not communicating, so you often get different stories and have trouble putting together the truth.
For a long time, folks were strung along with promised raises that never came.
Company policy changes almost on a dime. Everything is focused around constant change, and mature products are looked at as chores to get rid of; nothing gets to be finished.
4.0
Brilliant Team, Limited Impact
Software Engineer • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
September 8, 2025
Pros: Working with talented and brilliant people.
Real-world impact.
Cons: Extreme US alignment.
No innovative tech is produced.
Does not reward hard work.
- 4.0Good Pay, Overworked HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesSeptember 18, 2023Pros: Good pay at this company.Cons: A lot of work around the clock.
- 3.0Intense, but management will let you downSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesDecember 11, 2023Pros: The company is really positioned well. The core flexible ontology concepts in Foundry and Gotham are incredible tools in an AI-driven world where a simple schema isn't enough. There are also lots of great and really motivated people here. Conflict is rare, and the company manages to maintain a feeling of constant urgency. You're always working on the most important thing.Cons: You always have more work than you can complete, so you never get to feel done. Management is largely engineers that have been promoted up, but it ends up feeling like no one knows what they are doing at the management level. Management has a knack for not communicating, so you often get different stories and have trouble putting together the truth. For a long time, folks were strung along with promised raises that never came. Company policy changes almost on a dime. Everything is focused around constant change, and mature products are looked at as chores to get rid of; nothing gets to be finished.
- 4.0Brilliant Team, Limited ImpactSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 8, 2025Pros: Working with talented and brilliant people. Real-world impact.Cons: Extreme US alignment. No innovative tech is produced. Does not reward hard work.
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