I applied through university. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (Seattle, WA) in Nov 2019
Interview
I went to their office hours on campus. And got OA in the next week. Then I passed it as well as the HR phone call. After that, I got their phone interview that was hosted by Karat. And I passed and got an onsite which I arranged it in January next year.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given 2 d matrix (only has 0, 1 in it), find the rectangle that is represented by 1
I applied online. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies in May 2026
Interview
1. 20 minute behavioral interview a few weeks after applying
2. 90 minute OA through hackerrank, 3 problems of easy-med leetcode difficulty, completable within 5 days, was immediately sent link after behavioral interview
3. 45 minute technical coding, medium leetcode, sent about 2 days after completing the OA
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why choose Palantir, what about tech interests you, how do you use AI in daily life, etc.
Just the pre-screen behavioral round, was asked: why are you choosing to get your master's degree, what classes do you enjoy, what are you looking for in an internship? Seemed like just a deep dive on my interests, didn't even ask why palantir.
I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (New York, NY)
Interview
One technical round then they put you onto a "superday" which consists of a debugging interview and then a mini system design interview, and then you have a hiring manager behavioral. I had two behaviorals
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Asked me about what I would look for in an internship, what made me choose my last internship and what I would change about it as well