Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Egypt
Process
The process started with an online assessment, which had three questions to be answered within 60 minutes. I managed to solve only two of them.
Subsequently, I received an email from HR for an interview. It was quite a peculiar selection process; I have no idea how they chose candidates. The interviewer asked strange questions.
Although I believed I answered them well and confidently, I received a rejection email three days later.
Questions
If you chose to work for two companies other than Palantir, which would you choose and why?
What projects do you want to work on in each of them?
If you received an offer from both companies, which one would you choose and why?
Why are you a software engineer?
He never asked any questions related to Palantir.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Palantir Software Engineer (Internship) role in Egypt.
Success Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Egypt is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Egypt.
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