Palantir Technologies General Intern Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 41 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Palantir Technologies.
Palantir Technologies
Intern
Intern Easy Positive experience No offer 3 rounds
Interview process
Take home Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Coding Behavioral
I did a timed coding test first, and even though I didn't finish it perfectly because I ran out of time on some edge cases, I still got an interview. The phone interview was about 30-45 minutes and didn't have any technical questions. They asked about my resume, what interests me at university, and projects I've worked on. They told me the reason I didn't get the position was lack of experience, even though I was traveling at the start of the internship program.
Confirmed questions5 questions
- Can you tell me about a project you worked on that didn't go as planned?
- Are there any university courses that you struggle with or don't resonate with you?
- What led you to pursue computer science?
Palantir Technologies
Intern
Intern Average Neutral experience No offer 1 round
Interview process
Recruiter call Phone screen
Interview formats
Behavioral
So, I had this interview which was basically just a quick phone call with a really nice employee. It all started when I met this recruiter at a career fair, and it turned out he also studied GIS, just like me. He told me to apply for an internship. After we emailed back and forth a bit, I got referred to another person on the recruiting/HR/hiring team, and we scheduled what they called the 'first round' interview. Honestly, the chat felt a bit too short, and the recruiter seemed a bit rushed. It wasn't a terrible experience or anything, but I got this vibe that he wasn't super into chatting with me, which was kinda weird since the GIS guy from the career fair was really hyped about my background.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you tell me what you know about Palantir's business?
Palantir Technologies
Intern
Intern Difficult Neutral experience No offer 2 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Onsite Group
Interview formats
Behavioral Group
Started with a phone screen asking general background questions. Then I had an onsite where I met with multiple people. Throughout the day, they mostly asked the same questions like 'tell us about your background' and 'what's the largest event you have planned.' It was tough because there were no breaks and it was a full day of interviews repeating the same thing, so by the end, it was easy to have a well-rehearsed spiel. One interview was during lunch and a tour of the grounds.
Confirmed questions2 questions
- Could you tell us about your background?
- What is the largest event you have planned?
Palantir Technologies General Intern Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Palantir Technologies interview reports.
“Can you sum all elements in a matrix given two coordinates defining a rectangle within it, and what are the time and space complexities?”
Read reports →“Can you determine if all the zeros in a matrix of ones and zeros are connected, similar to a flood-fill operation?”
Read reports →“How would you do an in-order traversal of a binary tree recursively?”
Read reports →“Could you design an algorithm to find all n-tuples in a given array `arr` that sum up to `k`, given the inputs `arr`, `k`, and `n`?”
Read reports →“How would you sort the first n elements of an array?”
Read report →“Could you explain how to use union find to find the smallest connection in a network?”
Read report →“Explain a DFS approach for file structure and optimization.”
Read report →“Solve a dynamic programming problem within 4 hours.”
Read report →“Solve a coding problem that involves algorithms like calculating the edit distance between two strings.”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 41 Palantir Technologies interview reports.