TheJobsMapRole not stated
Outcome not sharedunknown. 1 round. Shared by nilkn on hn, 2015-05-03
- 1Technical interviewTechnicalCoding interview at a desk where the interviewer paid little attention until the solution was ready to present.
Palantir interview questions
From 19 candidate accounts, updated Oct 12, 2026
- Candidate accounts
- 19
- Rounds on average
- 1.6
- Fewest and most rounds
- 1 to 4
- Open roles at Palantir
- 132
How the loop works
This guide draws on 19 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News and forum. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often technical interviews, a phone screen and a presentation.
These 19 writeups cover software engineering roles. All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
Interview experiences at Palantir
Role not stated
Outcome not sharedunknown. 2 rounds. Shared by forum on forum, 2018-11-13
- 1Phone screenPhone screenAlgorithm questions conducted over the phone using an online code editor.Covered: Algorithms, Coding
- 2OnsiteFinalInvited to fly to San Francisco for whiteboarding sessions and to meet the CEO, but declined to continue.
What Palantir is hiring for now
132 open roles in our index.
Most-posted roles
- Deployment Strategist, Build to Apply - US Government6
- Deployment Strategist - US Government5
- Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US Government4
- Contract Operations4
- Forward Deployed Infrastructure Engineer, New Grad - US Government4
- Edge Infrastructure Engineer3
Top locations
- New York City36
- Washington29
- Palo Alto15
- London11
- Honolulu5
Open roles at Palantir
- Deployment Strategist - US GovernmentLaurel, MD
- Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US GovernmentLaurel, MD
- Deployment Strategist - US GovernmentNorfolk, VA
- Forward Deployed Software Engineer - US GovernmentNorfolk, VA
- Operations Analyst - US Government SecurityPalo Alto, CA
- Data Engineer - Talent Acquisition OperationsNew York, NY
Palantir interviews: FAQ
- What is the interview process like at Palantir?
- This guide draws on 19 first-hand interview accounts from Hacker News and forum. Candidates describe about 2 rounds on average, most often technical interviews, a phone screen and a presentation.
- What topics does Palantir test in interviews?
- Commonly reported topics include Algorithms, Computer science fundamentals, Coding, Ethics, Product misuse, Network analysis.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.