Process
Online coding challenge -> recruiter phone screen
I chose to pursue other opportunities after completing this stage, based on my interests and what I believed would be the best fit for me. I have no real insight into what would have come next.
Questions
Online coding question that required performing logic on a data set. (No real stats, probability, or difficult algorithms.)
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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
A fun place to work
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
September 2, 2013
Pros: Amazing perks: laundry, three free meals a day, and anything else you could ask for.
Cons: Not enough work/life balance. Enterprise work, so progress on deals is slow.
5.0
Ownership And Chaos
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
December 4, 2022
Pros: Lots of ownership, great culture, hard problems.
Cons: Can be chaotic at times.
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.
- 4.0A fun place to workSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesSeptember 2, 2013Pros: Amazing perks: laundry, three free meals a day, and anything else you could ask for.Cons: Not enough work/life balance. Enterprise work, so progress on deals is slow.
- 5.0Ownership And ChaosSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesDecember 4, 2022Pros: Lots of ownership, great culture, hard problems.Cons: Can be chaotic at times.
- 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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