Palantir

Software is being used to tackle important problems. It's gratifying to see the projects I've worked on being used on real problems.

Coworkers are, by and large, fantastic. They are fun people to work with who you can trust to do good work. I feel like I have a lot to learn from the people around me.

I can see why the culture might seem intimidating at first, but as a bona fide antisocial developer stereotype, I would say that my experience here has been quite welcoming.

I believe the company has a large potential upside. Having seen our software deployed and used, I think we have the potential to be very successful.

• There are definitely growing pains. With the size of the company and the way it's trying to grow, there is a large burden of recruiting on everyone. This can be tiring, but the load will be better distributed as we grow.
• Work-life balance could be better. I definitely work a lot, but I wouldn't be willing to do so if I didn't enjoy the work I'm doing.
• A lot of effort is being put into "preserving the culture" as we grow, but I think care should be taken not to let this alienate new people. I think if I had interned/started a year later than I did, I would not have felt as at home and welcome here as I do.