I received a phone screen, then did 3 hackerrank problems; the first two were easy, the third was a dynamic programming knapsack problem. The 3 problems were connected and built on each other (imagine something like: design a system that prints messages for a vending machine. the first problem would be something like: given a list of drinks, prices, and a user's order and balance, print a message with change #, or a not enough balance. the second question would be Now imagine you could use either balance or rewards points. the third question would be like optimize for the cheapest drink price given some reward scheme.) i passed the hackerrank, not finished with the interview process yet. it was easier than intuit and more difficult than, say, the us govt tech force interview process.

30 minute recruiter screen. Recruiter firstly asked how we came to meet, whether by referral, job board or other. Recruiter somewhat shared local background. Explained interview process. Somewhat candid process. Asked overview questions about business I worked at. Business goals, plans, and implementations theoretical and actual. Asked what I know about Palantir and the role. Talked about how smart, helpful and collaborative everyone there was. Explained FDE’s basically vibe code at this point, and when I asked how they would evaluate prospective candidates atp in consideration to that fact, replied they should have a strong systems understanding and competence for understanding inner workings of what they build. Interview started late and recruiter was fixing hair and messaging next candidate in final 5-10 minutes. Recruiter mentioned interview transcript goes to hiring manager for decision making with 7 day timeline, aiming for 1-3 days. Ghosted.