Pros: Very impressive software and tools. Very smart employees. Cool contracts/partnerships.

Cons: Can be a little overworked at times. A lot of politics come into play.

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.

Pros: Overall: - Good perks, especially house subsidy and free food (go out and buy whatever you want reasonably). - Smart and energetic colleagues. I worked for two different teams, and my experience was very different: Team 1: - Experienced lead with great technical knowledge, very good communication, and quick, actionable feedback. - Workload is reasonable. - Colleagues are very friendly and great to work with. - Probably one of the most pleasant teams to work with. Team 2: - The work is more interesting than Team 1's. - The product is used by several important organizations.

Cons: Overall: - "Flat hierarchy" is a joke; leads with absolute power are big dictators. You will never have a chance to talk to the lead of your lead, and there are 3 or 4 people on the top of the hierarchy if you are a software engineer. - Way understaffed. - Devs in the satellite office are very dependent on devs in the headquarters. Team 1: - The project is a bit tedious, not very distinctive from what many other startups are doing. Team 2: - Possibly the worst software management I have ever experienced. - Very inexperienced, political, terrible, close-minded, and hypocritical lead: doesn't understand the tasks technically, constantly sets unreasonable expectations, judges people at every detail inside and outside of work, thinks documentation is a waste of time, and takes constructive feedback very personally. I am not sure why he is in the tech industry; Wall St may suit him better. - There is little to no mentorship when you get into a new team. - Every word you speak can be used to go against you when needed. - Frequently burnt out due to unreasonable expectations (working up to 5 AM to meet the lead's expectation is a norm). - Many egoistic colleagues are close-minded, unwilling to help, and unwilling to debate for better ideas. - Literally no documentation; you will waste most of your time comprehending code that is done at 2 AM without any support. - The work itself is not hard; it is hard because you are going to work alone without any documentation. - Testing and release process is a joke. - Performance Improvement Plan is an absolute play. If your lead doesn't like you, even if you complete your PIP successfully, he will extend it until he can find a small fault (or maybe not even a fault) to force you out. If you are ever put under a PIP and feeling your lead doesn't like you, make sure to choose to quit for better benefits, as you will be fired at the end anyway. Advice to new hires: avoid the PG Infrastructure team unless you want to be burnt out and to waste your time learning bad-quality codes.