I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (Palo Alto, CA) in Jul 2012
Interview
It started with a phone call from HR where she ran through a template of pre-screening technical questions. The next day follow by second phone interview like-hood a hiring manager with similar template technical and general questions. The third interview was onsite in Palo Alto 8 hours none stop.
Interview questions [3]
Question 1
All interviewers asked the same question least 20 times, why I am applying and wanting to work for Palantir.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (Honolulu, HI) in Oct 2025
Interview
Overall experience was good. 4 technical interviews with LC mediums. The questions they asked were fair, and they tried to help you when it was challenging. Did not make it to the final round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Are you willing to work overtime to achieve your job/career goals?
Systems Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Palantir Technologies with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Systems Engineer roles take an average of 3 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Palantir Technologies overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Palantir Technologies as a Systems Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 22%
One on one interview: 22%
Skills test: 22%
Background check: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Personality test: 11%
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