Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Sydney, Australia
Process
The interview questions are not too difficult, but having a time limit of an hour without a maximum amount of questions is quite pressuring.
The interview questions mostly revolve around critical thinking and problem-solving in basic data structures using Python.
Questions
Solve a coding problem in Python. You will be given an input, and you'll have to make your script output a specific response.
There are three inputs for you to test, so you can't hard code your answer.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Palantir Software Engineer (Internship) role in Sydney, Australia.
Success Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in Sydney, Australia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in Sydney, Australia.
Palantir Work Experiences
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