Palantir technologies Backend Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted May 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a fairly standard Palantir software engineer loop with mid-level coding and a strong emphasis on learning/debugging, over roughly 2–6 weeks.

Recruiter screen (Karat/Kickoff) — a conversational call about my background, what excited me, and why Palantir; sometimes paired with general HR-style questions.
Coding/assessment — LeetCode-style medium problems (often one primary challenge), plus occasional fixes/debugging tasks.
Onsite/system design (or equivalent technical round) — a system design question and/or system architecture discussion, focusing on trade-offs and decomposition.
Learning / apply / debug round — an interview where I had to learn a new concept or query language and then apply it, or identify

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