Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience
October 1, 2022
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
I felt valued throughout the process until I received my rejection at the very end. I had been through six rounds of interviews at this point, all of them 75% technical and 25% behavioral, and I had prepared a lot for every step.
After my final round, which I thought I did pretty well in, I was rejected.
It's frustrating that they would continue interviewing me over the course of two months just to reject me at the end, especially since I didn't even perform badly. I was able to complete all of the technical problems and answer all the behavioral questions.
This was definitely the hardest interview process, and also the most fruitless. I'm not sure what they want from their prospective interns.
Questions
Can't say, I signed an NDA.
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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
I loved working here pre-IPO; I have no idea how it is now
Site Reliability Engineer • Former Employee
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
October 21, 2025
Pros: Flexible; lots of smart, interesting people; free stuff galore; lots of challenging work; no overnight stuff.
Cons: People didn't really listen to me, but that happens everywhere I go.
5.0
Save the Shire
Infrastructure Quality Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
August 18, 2015
Pros: I joined Palantir in 2010 when the company had about 250 employees. I had worked at one company (> 10,000 employees) for many years before changing jobs in 2010. Needless to say, I was nervous with such a drastic change in my career. I'm now in my sixth year at Palantir, and I have to say that the transition was smooth. I continue to enjoy my work here every single day.
Here are the pros I can think of:
* Technical challenging projects that allow you to grow your technical skills. There is plenty of help from experienced engineers in the organization to ensure you don't feel lost.
* Excellent leadership at the Director level and first-line leads. Directors are open to any feedback, are very approachable, and always trying to help out engineers.
* Good work-life balance. I'm hearing some horror stories from my colleagues in the tech industry, but I haven't had many problems here. I have been able to spend plenty of time with my family all these years.
* Absolute meritocracy and very little bureaucracy. There are very good resources available in terms of systems, facilities, etc.
* Very good perks.
Cons: Like any other enterprise software company in this day and age, Palantir faces a stern test when it comes to figuring out what exactly their customers want and how they can deliver software for these needs. Because of this, the company does make significant organizational and philosophical changes frequently. This can cause some confusion amongst engineers, but I've generally seen company leadership providing lots of knowledge on why/how a change in direction was made.
4.0
Fast-paced, excellent for learning a lot of different stuff
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Current Employee
February 18, 2021
Pros: Really fast, a lot of new things starting and a great opportunity to learn a lot. You can learn and have exposure to different parts of the software and customer interaction as a forward-deployed engineer, which is very unique.
Cons: As a forward-deployed engineer, you usually don't get to learn anything very deeply, other than customer interaction. You are more of a jack of all trades, master of none kind of guy.
- 5.0I loved working here pre-IPO; I have no idea how it is nowSite Reliability Engineer • Former EmployeeWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesOctober 21, 2025Pros: Flexible; lots of smart, interesting people; free stuff galore; lots of challenging work; no overnight stuff.Cons: People didn't really listen to me, but that happens everywhere I go.
- 5.0Save the ShireInfrastructure Quality Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesAugust 18, 2015Pros: I joined Palantir in 2010 when the company had about 250 employees. I had worked at one company (> 10,000 employees) for many years before changing jobs in 2010. Needless to say, I was nervous with such a drastic change in my career. I'm now in my sixth year at Palantir, and I have to say that the transition was smooth. I continue to enjoy my work here every single day. Here are the pros I can think of: * Technical challenging projects that allow you to grow your technical skills. There is plenty of help from experienced engineers in the organization to ensure you don't feel lost. * Excellent leadership at the Director level and first-line leads. Directors are open to any feedback, are very approachable, and always trying to help out engineers. * Good work-life balance. I'm hearing some horror stories from my colleagues in the tech industry, but I haven't had many problems here. I have been able to spend plenty of time with my family all these years. * Absolute meritocracy and very little bureaucracy. There are very good resources available in terms of systems, facilities, etc. * Very good perks.Cons: Like any other enterprise software company in this day and age, Palantir faces a stern test when it comes to figuring out what exactly their customers want and how they can deliver software for these needs. Because of this, the company does make significant organizational and philosophical changes frequently. This can cause some confusion amongst engineers, but I've generally seen company leadership providing lots of knowledge on why/how a change in direction was made.
- 4.0Fast-paced, excellent for learning a lot of different stuffForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 18, 2021Pros: Really fast, a lot of new things starting and a great opportunity to learn a lot. You can learn and have exposure to different parts of the software and customer interaction as a forward-deployed engineer, which is very unique.Cons: As a forward-deployed engineer, you usually don't get to learn anything very deeply, other than customer interaction. You are more of a jack of all trades, master of none kind of guy.
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