Is Palantir Technologies a good company to work for as a Software Engineer?

Software Engineer professionals working at Palantir Technologies have rated their employer with 3.9 out of 5 stars in 114 Glassdoor reviews. This is a higher than average score with the overall rating of Palantir Technologies employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Software Engineer Jobs at Palantir Technologies now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Software Engineer interview questions at Palantir Technologies .

Does Palantir Technologies pay Software Engineer employees well?

Software Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Palantir Technologies with 3.8 out of 5 stars based on 114 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 2.6% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Software Engineer salaries at Palantir Technologies.

How happy are Software Engineer professionals working at Palantir Technologies?

61% of Software Engineer employees at Palantir Technologies would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has increased by 55% in the past 12 months. Software Engineer professionals have also rated Palantir Technologies with a 2.9 rating for work-life-balance, 3.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 3.3 rating for culture and values and 3.9 rating for career opportunities.

What Palantir Technologies locations are top rated by Software Engineer employees?

Palantir Technologies locations which are top rated by Software Engineer employees are Palo Alto and New York .

What are the top reviewed jobs at Palantir Technologies?

Forward Deployed Engineer (143) , Deployment Strategist (140) , Software Engineer (124) , Forward Deployed Software Engineer (37) , Sales (21) , Business Development (20) , Software Engineer(Internship) (14) , Intern (10) , Site Reliability Engineer (9) , FDE (8) , Product Designer (8) , Technical Recruiter (8) , Software Engineering Intern (7) , Account Executive (6) , Embedded Analyst (6)

What are the pros of working at Palantir Technologies according to real employee reviews?

"People are smart and fun!" ((in 188 reviews)); "the culture of this company is great" ((in 74 reviews)); "They have really good benefits" ((in 50 reviews)); "great colleagues and intersting projects" ((in 48 reviews)); "Talented coworkers always have something to teach and to learn" ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Palantir Technologies according to real employee reviews?

"Bad work life balance" ((in 55 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 42 reviews)); "hours are long and sometimes unreasonable." ((in 27 reviews)); "Low salary and my options from 2017 are worthless" ((in 15 reviews)); "There is close to no career progression (monetary or level) at palantir with additional responsibility." ((in 9 reviews))

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Palantir Technologies Software Engineer reviews

3.9

61% would recommend to a friend

(114 total reviews)

Alex Karp

68% approve of CEO

82% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.9

Career opportunities

3.8

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Culture & values

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.0

Senior management

2.9

Work/Life balance

Software Engineer, employees have rated Palantir Technologies with 3.9 out of 5 stars, based on 114 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Software Engineer, professionals have a good working experience there. Palantir Technologies is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Software Engineer, professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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114 reviews

4.0

Jan 11, 2026

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Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

fast, independent, intense, lots to learn

Cons

intensity comes with a price

5.0

Dec 29, 2025

SWE

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Pay, growth, salary, cool people

Cons

Less work life balance compared to some other places

5.0

Dec 8, 2025

Amazing company

Software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great people, fascinating and important problems

Cons

A bit of a shadow hierarchy that can be difficult to navigate

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