I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (Palo Alto, CA) in Mar 2015
Interview
I had three back-to-back 45 minute interviews, followed by lunch with an employee (who was honestly quite aloof) and a product demo. After that, I was quite relieved to continue to one last interview, which was with a more experienced engineer who had been working at Palantir for some time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Decomposition question: How would you implement Pacman?
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies
Interview
The interview process consisted of an initial recruiter screening followed by a technical interview with an engineer. The technical round focused primarily on LeetCode-style coding questions and problem-solving. The recruiter was responsive and the interview process was straightforward.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is a technical project I have worked on recently.
A recruiter reached out to me and has the initial screening. Then the recruiter reached back to me after 3 weeks. You just have to wait for the recuriter to reach out to you. It could take some time.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (New York, NY)
Interview
The process was straightforward and focused on both engineering fundamentals and communication in an ambiguous, customer-facing forward-deployed role. It included an initial screen, technical/coding-style evaluation, and behavioral discussions around ownership, problem solving, and working directly with users or clients.