I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (Palo Alto, CA) in Dec 2014
Interview
Very timely, friendly, and organized. Quick to follow-up, interesting questions.
The questions tested communication/explanation skills, logical reasoning, and situational behavior.
Had an on-campus interview followed by an onsite in the Palantir's office in Palo Alto.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
System design, troubleshooting, pattern recognition in data.
I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (New York, NY)
Interview
They really want to get to know you throughout the process, and see how you think about data in different ways and how you solve problems. You have to build a product which takes a long time.
Started with a quick review of my recent experiences and behavioral questions, and then jumped into a SQL interview. It was mostly a large code file which had a lot of bugs in it that had to be fixed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked my about a recent project I worked on at my recent experience and then asked follow up questions about implementation decisions for the project.
I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (New York, NY)
Interview
There were 3 stages:
1. Chat with a currently deployment strategist (20 min)
2. Onsite interview: consisted of a 45 minute technical comprehension portion and a 45 minute decomposition portion
3. Interview with hiring manager (30-60 min)
After passing a round, they were very quick to get back to me, usually same day or end of the next business day.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is work you have done that you are very proud of?