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Palantir

Company-specific interview questions, preparation material, and candidate experiences for Palantir.

Latest report May 2026View open roles ↗

THE LOOP

How the Palantir loop usually runs

Software Engineer

Based on 14 candidate reports, latest May 2026

Recruiter screen21%
Online assessment36%
Technical phone screen43%
Onsite or virtual loop50%
Coding rounds86%
System design50%
Hiring manager29%
Behavioral50%

Percentages are the share of reports that mention each stage. They come from what candidates wrote, not from an official process.

WHAT TO PREPARE

Topics that come up most

Software Engineer

Based on 14 candidate reports, latest May 2026

Graphs and BFS/DFS7
Debugging4
Arrays and strings3

Topic counts are the number of candidate reports that mention each topic. They are based on reported experiences, not an official company syllabus.

INTERVIEW QUESTION BANK

Prepare by role and interview round.

This page has 14 candidate experiences, 7 interview questions, 12 free LeetCode links. Unlock Palantir ($12) to read detailed candidate experiences and interview insights.

SELECTED ROLE

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Access	Type	Question or experience	Open
Free preview	Experience	Palantir \| SWE Intern \| Palo Alto \| Oct 2019 [Offer] Nov 2019	→
Free preview	Experience	Palantir London SWE Intern Interview Experience	→
	Experience	Palantir SDE New Grad, USA (Oct 2022, Rejected After Fifth Round)	→
	Experience	Palantir Onsite SWE Interview, 2021 (Rejected)	→
	Experience	Palantir NYC Phone Screen and Onsite (May 2024, Rejected)	→
	Experience	Palantir Phone Screen, Karat Interview (Feb 2022, Passed)	→
	Experience	Palantir Karat Interview, SDE Intern (Jan 2022)	→
	Experience	Palantir \| Phone Screen \| Karat Aug 2022	→
	Experience	Palantir Phone Screen Karat Interview Oct 2021	→
	Experience	Palantir \| FDSWE Intern \| London \| Nov 2019 [Reject] Nov 2019	→
	Experience	Palantir \| SDE New Grad \| Palo Alto \| May 2018 May 2018	→
	Experience	Palantir \| SWE Intern \| London \| May 2018 May 2018	→
	Experience	Palantir system design round: toll system for Strait of Hormuz, failed (May 2026)	→
	Experience	Palantir Software Engineer Interview Experience – New Grad 2026	→

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