i have a CS degree from a decent school (not top 10 but solid), one internship at a mid-size startup, and i've been grinding leetcode for 3 months. palantir keeps showing up on lists of companies that pay well but everything i read makes it sound like they want people who have already rebuilt a government data infrastructure from scratch.
do they actually hire new grads? is there an early career pipeline? i went to their website and it's not super clear. anyone here gone through it fresh out of school?
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recruiter_rita
they do hire new grads, it's just not where they put most of their headcount. look for "Forward Deployed Engineer" (FDE) roles specifically, that's their new grad and early-career track. it's different from the core SWE track. you'd be embedded with customers doing a mix of engineering and consulting work. pays well but the travel can be intense, especially the first year.
jp_newgrad
i applied twice. first time got ghosted. second time got a recruiter screen but didn't pass the technical. the algo bar is real. the FDE track the recruiter above mentioned is the main path in for new grads, and they're upfront that it involves a lot of customer site work. some people love it, some people don't.
bootcamp_bri
from what i've read, palantir is probably not the best first job target for most people, not because of elitism but because the work is genuinely specialized and the learning curve is steep. you might get more out of 2-3 years somewhere with strong onboarding and then come back. that said, if you're passionate about the mission angle, go for it.