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Software Engineering Intern Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California

March 1, 2012
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Process

The interview process consisted of two phone interviews and then an on-site interview.

The first phone interview was algorithms-based, and the second was coding-based. Both interviews included questions ranging from medium to hard difficulty.

The coding interview was especially stressful as the questions were not trivial (e.g., reverse a list, find duplicates) but were still algorithmically interesting.

The on-site interview was intense. I was driven in a limo to the Palo Alto site. It consisted of breakfast, two interviews, lunch, three more interviews, a founders interview, and then dinner. People usually stay for dinner, but I had another event planned that night, so I skipped it.

All interview questions were tough. For most of them, I had to ask for help or hints to get the answer. I still ended up getting the offer, though :)

Also, this place is like an interview slaughterhouse. When I was there, I estimate they interviewed 20-30 people that day, and it seems like they interview that many people on-site at least three days a week.

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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

40%
Pass 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

Positive80%
Neutral20%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineering Intern interview process in Palo Alto, California.

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