Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - New York, New York
October 5, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Recruiter phone call, followed by an outsourced technical interview with Karat. Then, the virtual onsite, which included a learning component and a decomposition component.
Everyone was nice, and the recruiter was very helpful with scheduling and questions.
Questions
Decomp around designing a course selection system.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 13 interview experiences for the Palantir Software Engineer (Internship) role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
23%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in New York, New York is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive54%
Neutral31%
Negative15%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in New York, New York.
Palantir Work Experiences
4.0
High learning opportunities
Software Engineer(Internship) • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
October 28, 2025
Pros: Great place to learn, with interesting challenges to solve.
Cons: Some teams are extremely focused on output, and on-call is really bad.
5.0
Great place to intern
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
March 30, 2023
Pros: - Complete ownership of an important company project, although it is a little daunting in the beginning.
- Very supportive culture that is willing to offer lots of guidance; I never felt completely lost.
- Laidback working environment; I came into the office at 10 am most days.
- Decent work-life balance as a SWE (may be different for FDEs), pretty consistent 40-hour work week.
- Everyone puts a lot of interest into your career growth; they want to see you enjoy and succeed at your work. My mentor and lead were amazing.
- Get to travel a bunch even as an intern, which is super cool!
Cons: Fewer intern social events than I expected, at least in the NY office.
4.0
Lots of opportunities, but you have to take initiative
Engineering Team Lead • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 27, 2015
Pros: * Access to problems at large organizations, which is rarely available to individuals early in their career.
* Working with a bunch of people who are dedicated to their craft and/or passionate about the mission.
* Insane amounts of autonomy and flexibility - trust, once earned, is nearly limitless.
Cons: * Hard for newcomers to navigate the organization. There are few titles/ladders, and it's not clear what opportunities are available.
* Occasional dependence on superhuman efforts. Occasionally, individuals need to carry weight that really should fall on a whole team of people.
- 4.0High learning opportunitiesSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesOctober 28, 2025Pros: Great place to learn, with interesting challenges to solve.Cons: Some teams are extremely focused on output, and on-call is really bad.
- 5.0Great place to internSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMarch 30, 2023Pros: - Complete ownership of an important company project, although it is a little daunting in the beginning. - Very supportive culture that is willing to offer lots of guidance; I never felt completely lost. - Laidback working environment; I came into the office at 10 am most days. - Decent work-life balance as a SWE (may be different for FDEs), pretty consistent 40-hour work week. - Everyone puts a lot of interest into your career growth; they want to see you enjoy and succeed at your work. My mentor and lead were amazing. - Get to travel a bunch even as an intern, which is super cool!Cons: Fewer intern social events than I expected, at least in the NY office.
- 4.0Lots of opportunities, but you have to take initiativeEngineering Team Lead • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 27, 2015Pros: * Access to problems at large organizations, which is rarely available to individuals early in their career. * Working with a bunch of people who are dedicated to their craft and/or passionate about the mission. * Insane amounts of autonomy and flexibility - trust, once earned, is nearly limitless.Cons: * Hard for newcomers to navigate the organization. There are few titles/ladders, and it's not clear what opportunities are available. * Occasional dependence on superhuman efforts. Occasionally, individuals need to carry weight that really should fall on a whole team of people.
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