Process
The first interview was trivial, with a few technical questions.
On the second interview, I told a little about myself and was presented with one problem, which I failed to solve completely because we ran out of time.
Questions
There is a 3D matrix where a slice would look like this:
1 3 4 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 0
In this slice, there are two islands with weights of 9 and 18. Islands can be connected in the third dimension too (i.e., 3D chunks). Find the chunk/3D-island with the largest weight, in the most optimal way, space- and complexity-wise.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Palantir Web Developer role in United States.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Web Developer roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
Neutral0%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Web Developer interview process in United States.
Palantir Work Experiences
4.0
Fun and exciting, but eventually boring
Web Developer • Former Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
October 23, 2013
Pros: Really fun, lots of great perks and great people. You can develop and rise high if you have the motivation and you love your work.
Cons: It eventually becomes tiring if you don't truly love the product. If you're looking for a job that you'll fully enjoy, you need to love the product.
5.0
Challenging and fulfilling
Site Reliability Engineer • Current Employee
Palo Alto, California, United States
March 14, 2018
Pros: SREs have the ability to work on almost anything in the company, whether it be working directly with a customer in the field or embedding within a product development team to improve the infrastructure and reliability of our products.
The tech stack is incredibly complex and consists of a lot of open source and proprietary systems; there is a lot of opportunity to grow technically as a result.
SREs have the freedom to operate autonomously and are often encouraged to innovate in a lot of different ways.
Cons: The company is growing quite rapidly, which is a very good thing. But there are some growing pains to overcome.
5.0
Challenging Projects, High Expectations
Software Engineer(Internship) • Former Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
February 14, 2022
Pros: Challenging individual projects (not a separate internship project but a part of the team’s OKRs)
Young and short-tenure mentor that understands your struggles and can help a lot
HRs and a specially designated SWE of another team to help you resolve any non-work related issues
Cons: * Very high expectations.
* Unstructured – you have to take matters into your own hands from the very start. You have to be a pretty good engineer when you join this internship. Still, it’s very good for your growth.
- 4.0Fun and exciting, but eventually boringWeb Developer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesOctober 23, 2013Pros: Really fun, lots of great perks and great people. You can develop and rise high if you have the motivation and you love your work.Cons: It eventually becomes tiring if you don't truly love the product. If you're looking for a job that you'll fully enjoy, you need to love the product.
- 5.0Challenging and fulfillingSite Reliability Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesMarch 14, 2018Pros: SREs have the ability to work on almost anything in the company, whether it be working directly with a customer in the field or embedding within a product development team to improve the infrastructure and reliability of our products. The tech stack is incredibly complex and consists of a lot of open source and proprietary systems; there is a lot of opportunity to grow technically as a result. SREs have the freedom to operate autonomously and are often encouraged to innovate in a lot of different ways.Cons: The company is growing quite rapidly, which is a very good thing. But there are some growing pains to overcome.
- 5.0Challenging Projects, High ExpectationsSoftware Engineer(Internship) • Former EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomFebruary 14, 2022Pros: Challenging individual projects (not a separate internship project but a part of the team’s OKRs) Young and short-tenure mentor that understands your struggles and can help a lot HRs and a specially designated SWE of another team to help you resolve any non-work related issuesCons: * Very high expectations. * Unstructured – you have to take matters into your own hands from the very start. You have to be a pretty good engineer when you join this internship. Still, it’s very good for your growth.
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