I applied through a recruiter. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies in July 2012
Interview
the technical recruiter who got my contact info from LinkedIn emailed my and arranged to phone interviews
The first mainly was to talk about my experience and may be to test my English as it is not my mother tongue
The second was pure technical few questions about data structres focused on has map
and a question about my technical readings
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
In hash map data structure, the key is a numeric value, how to guarantee that they will never duplicate
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.