Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
November 1, 2017
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
They called me. We chatted for a bit about personal projects, and then we pulled up a shared terminal for a coding question. The question was straight out of "Cracking the Coding Interview." Pretty standard stuff.
Questions
Q: Tell us about some of your personal projects.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 93 interview experiences for the Palantir Software Engineer (Internship) role in United States.
Success Rate
6%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive37%
Neutral49%
Negative14%
Candidates reported having good feelings for Palantir's Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in United States.
Palantir Work Experiences
5.0
Smart Team, Long Hours
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
December 23, 2024
Pros: Great. Lots of smart people.
Cons: Hours and travel can be a lot.
5.0
Great workplace straight out of uni
Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
October 2, 2024
Pros: - You get lots of responsibility early on, leading to much faster growth straight out of uni.
- Smart, nice people to interact with.
- Interesting problems.
- Comp and benefits.
Cons: Unstructured environment; not a clear career ladder like in most tech companies.
Occasional long hours; work-life balance can differ team to team.
Compensation starts out pretty good for the first few years but levels off afterwards.
5.0
Smart folks, fast-paced, and self-driven
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
July 9, 2020
Pros: Your coworkers are going to be incredibly competent. I've been here for a year and a half and I haven't yet encountered a coworker who wasn't good at their job.
The culture is very fast-paced; it sort of feels like early Facebook's "move fast and break things." If you're self-motivated and enjoy ambiguous, high-impact problems, Palantir is for you.
In all things, Palantir minimizes process. You get to define how things get done, and it's up to you to make it happen. If you enjoy a lot of structure and process, Palantir will probably be really painful.
Cons: The culture is really fast-paced and intense. If you're bad at taking time off and unplugging from work (and most Palantirians are), Palantir won't stop you from overworking. For this reason, there's a good amount of burnout.
The culture also is built around being a self-starter. It's not okay to be blocked by other people, and you'll be expected to think outside of the box to solve problems and get yourself unblocked. If you don't like ambiguous or difficult problems, you're going to have a bad time. If you're bad at unplugging from work, you're going to have a bad time.
- 5.0Smart Team, Long HoursSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomDecember 23, 2024Pros: Great. Lots of smart people.Cons: Hours and travel can be a lot.
- 5.0Great workplace straight out of uniSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomOctober 2, 2024Pros: - You get lots of responsibility early on, leading to much faster growth straight out of uni. - Smart, nice people to interact with. - Interesting problems. - Comp and benefits.Cons: Unstructured environment; not a clear career ladder like in most tech companies. Occasional long hours; work-life balance can differ team to team. Compensation starts out pretty good for the first few years but levels off afterwards.
- 5.0Smart folks, fast-paced, and self-drivenSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesJuly 9, 2020Pros: Your coworkers are going to be incredibly competent. I've been here for a year and a half and I haven't yet encountered a coworker who wasn't good at their job. The culture is very fast-paced; it sort of feels like early Facebook's "move fast and break things." If you're self-motivated and enjoy ambiguous, high-impact problems, Palantir is for you. In all things, Palantir minimizes process. You get to define how things get done, and it's up to you to make it happen. If you enjoy a lot of structure and process, Palantir will probably be really painful.Cons: The culture is really fast-paced and intense. If you're bad at taking time off and unplugging from work (and most Palantirians are), Palantir won't stop you from overworking. For this reason, there's a good amount of burnout. The culture also is built around being a self-starter. It's not okay to be blocked by other people, and you'll be expected to think outside of the box to solve problems and get yourself unblocked. If you don't like ambiguous or difficult problems, you're going to have a bad time. If you're bad at unplugging from work, you're going to have a bad time.
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