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Updated May 17, 2022
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
Declined Offer
Positive Experience
Average Interview
Application
InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies
They were very prompt and reached out right away. I liked how detailed the were in their communications and the interview was pretty laid back and comfortable. I had a good interview experience.
Interview Questions
- Why are you leaving your current role? What makes you want to work with Palantir?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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Neutral Experience
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InterviewI applied through an employee referral I interviewed at Palantir Technologies
Initial phone screen by a recruiter, followed by a one-hour coding interview, then three one-hour interviews back-to-back, followed by final recruitment manager interview. There were additional calls with the recruiter in between the interviews.
Interview Questions
- How would you use technology to solve a real-life problem.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
No Offer
Positive Experience
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InterviewI interviewed at Palantir Technologies
Pretty intense and introspective. Loads of behavioral interviews and 2 analytical interviews. But overall super nice people. They dive pretty deep into your experiences and the reasons behind the decisions you'd make/opinions you share.
Interview Questions
- Signed an NDA so not allowed to say
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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Negative Experience
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InterviewI interviewed at Palantir Technologies
I spoke with a recruiter. She seemed very enthusiastic about getting to know me, but then they ghosted me. It seemed like they were just collecting data, not conducting a real interview.
Interview Questions
- What are you looking for in a company?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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InterviewI applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies
First round was with an outsourced company karat where they asked me to talk about my tech experience for a minute, three short technical questions and a longer coding challenge. They were very interested in runtime complexities.
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- Describe your technical background for one minute.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
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InterviewI applied online. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (New York, NY)
- 1 HR screening, - 1 remote coding challenge, - 2 on site coding challenge, - 1 on site design challenge, - 1 behavioral interview. Overall process was exciting & stimulating. I was very happy to talk and exchange with smart & interesting interviewer. I even meet Alex who was super cool. I keep a nice memory of this experience even if I wasn't hired.
Interview Questions
- - list all words within a crossword - design me an app which tell me the ingredients needed to cook the photographed dish
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Anonymous Interview Candidate in New York, NY
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InterviewI applied online. The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (New York, NY)
Was a long and drawn out process. Interviewed with over 10 people. Overall seemed like it was all over the place and nobody was fully aware of what the position was.
Interview Questions
- How will you be able to help the company out from a financial perspective?
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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InterviewI interviewed at Palantir Technologies
Medium level leetcode/hackerrank questions and you solve as many problems as you can until the clock ticks out. First 10 minutes you are asked to describe about yourself and your projects.
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- Leetcode, Hackerrank, Interview Questions, Projects, etc.
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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InterviewI interviewed at Palantir Technologies
HR Phone Call -> Tech Screen -> Remote onsite. Three two six weeks of completion time HR was helpful throughout Besides this I got nothing to say I don’t know why 30 words are needed I think 10 would be enough you know A confidential agreement was signed
Interview Questions
- Why Palantir Why this position Why you
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Anonymous Interview Candidate
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InterviewI interviewed at Palantir Technologies
Long process - almost 5 rounds with little to no feedback. First few rounds are more behavioral, and then it transitions into back to back case interviews with 3 separate managers. Questions are case-like and require some thinking.
Interview Questions
- What are some types of metrics that we should capture?
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Palantir Technologies Interviews FAQs
Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at Palantir Technologies as 45.0% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.25 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Deployment Strategist and Forward Deployed Engineer rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Forward Deployed Software Engineer and Software Engineer roles were rated as the easiest.
The hiring process at Palantir Technologies takes an average of 26 days when considering 1,553 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Software Engineer had the quickest hiring process (on average 18 days), whereas Deployment Strategist roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 29 days).
Common stages of the interview process at Palantir Technologies according to 1,553 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone Interview: 44.73%
One on One Interview: 22.19%
Skills Test: 10.22%
Presentation: 9.23%
Group Panel Interview: 3.94%
Personality Test: 2.78%
IQ Intelligence Test: 2.60%
Other: 1.79%
Drug Test: 1.39%
Background Check: 1.12%
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