Software Engineering Intern Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
Process
I applied to a software engineering internship through my university's job center.
I received a 30-minute phone screen and then an hour-long in-person interview on campus. While both were technical, the phone screen was significantly more intense than the in-person interview.
They were both entirely algorithmically focused, and for some odd reason, I only encountered dynamic programming questions. As a result, I didn't feel it required extensive knowledge and was only moderately difficult, although your experience may vary.
I did not fly down to Palo Alto at the time and declined the offer. A year later, they contacted me again, offering to fly me down to Palo Alto and show me the offices. I was then extended an offer again without having to interview.
Questions
You have a set of envelopes of different widths and heights. One envelope can fit into another if and only if both the width and height of one envelope is greater than the width and height of the other envelope.
What is the maximum number of envelopes can you Russian doll?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 5 interview experiences for the Palantir Software Engineering Intern role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineering Intern roles in Palo Alto, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineering Intern interview process in Palo Alto, California.
Palantir Work Experiences
- 4.0Good Work, Toxic CultureSoftware Engineering Intern • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesAugust 22, 2025Pros: Pretty good stack, comfortable working space, moves relatively fast and does important work.Cons: Somewhat toxic culture. Everyone wants to get ahead, but it isn't mutually beneficial growth; it's more like adversarial.
- 4.0Great place with great perks and cool people, just not the right fit for meSoftware Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeOctober 15, 2021Pros: Awesome people, awesome office. Great salary, too.Cons: Turns out I didn't like software engineering, so I can only really blame myself here.
- 5.0Smart Engineers, Learned So MuchSoftware Engineering Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 1, 2023Pros: Very smart engineers. Learned a lot.Cons: Not really any major downsides, unless you don't like the area.
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