Palantir Behavioral Interview Prep Questions with Correct Answers 2025

Palantir Behavioral Interview Prep Questions
with Correct Answers
WhyNPalantir?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN--
missionNofNcommonNgoodN(referenceNBrainpowerNandNBeamlabNandNBowdoin)

-applyingNDataNandNAINtoNnon-technicalNfieldsN(findingNotherwise-
hiddenNtrendsNandNrelateNtoNindependentNprojects)

Example:NPalantirNcanNconnectNhospitalNdata,NcreditNcardNdata,NshippingNdata,NandNmoreNintoNone
NplatformNtoNdetermineNwhereNandNwhyNoutbreaksNofNdiseasesNbegin



-
FlatNhierarchyNforNdevelopersN(canNbringNideasNtoNtheNtableNandNbeNinvolvedNinNtheNentireNdevelo
pmentNprocessNasNanNintern)

-Top-of-the-lineNsoftware,NbestNSWEsNtoNlearnNfrom

-F1NFerrariNrelationshipN(involvedNinNlotsNofNuniqueNindustries)



WhatNisNsomethingNchallengingNthatNyouNhaveNworkedNonN(technicalNorNnonNtechnical)NandNwhatN
wasNtheNimpactNorNoutcomeNofNit?NWhatNdidNyouNlearnNfromNthisNexperience?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN--HackathonNproject



-OverwhelmingNscopeNofNdata

-MessyNdata

-WeNusedNeconomicNtheoryNandNINmadeNpredictiveNmodels

-CaboNVerdeNandNNicaragua



DevNvs.NDelta?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN--
PreferNDevNbecauseNINwantNtoNworkNwithNaNteamNofNengineersNtoNbuildNaNprojectNandNseeNtheNres
ultNofNmyNworkNwhenNtheNcodeNisNshipped

-DeltaNjobNsoundsNveryNinterestingNandNfast-
paced,NbutNINdon'tNthinkNtheNClientNSupportNsideNalignsNasNcloselyNwithNmyNskills,Nexperience,Nand
Ninterests

, WhatNareNyouNlookingNforNinNanNinternship?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN--
LearningNexperience:NtechNcompany,NlearnNwhatNINlikeNandNdon'tNlikeNinNaNjob

-SmallNteams,NlotsNofNresponsibility,NinteractingNwithNotherNengineers

-InterestingNwork:NlearningNtechnicalNskillsNandNusingNthemNforNcoolNapplications



WhyNdidNyouNchooseNBowdoin?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN--
SmallNschoolN(community,Nleadership,NsmallNclassNsizesNandNrelationshipsNwithNprofessors)

-CampusN(notNcityN→NleadsNtoNbetterNcommunity)

-AcademicsN(obviously)

-FocusNonNcommonNgood

-FriendlyNcampusN(lotsNofNniceNpeople)



TellNmeNaboutNaNtimeNyouNhadNmultipleNcompetingNpriorities.NHowNdidNyouNhandleNthis?N-
NCORRECTNANSWERN--


InNSpain:NINwantedNtoNimproveNmyNSpanishNbutNINalsoNwantedNtoNmakeNfriendsNandNbuildNmeaning
fulNrelationships,NwhichNwasn'tNreallyNpossibleNwithNmyNlevelNofNSpanish

-
HandledNitNbyNspeakingNonlyNSpanishNtoNmyNfriendsNfromNhomeNwhoNINalreadyNknew,NandNonlyNsp
eakingNinNEnglishNwithNothersNwhenNnecessaryNforNaNcomplexNconversationNorNplanningNinformati
on



PleaseNdescribeNoneNconflictNscenarioNthatNyouNhaveNdealtNwithN-NCORRECTNANSWERN--
WorkingNwithNprocrastinating/inexperiencedNteamNforNDistributedNSystemsNprojectsN(hadNtoNdoN
mostNofNtheNworkNmyself,NevenNthoughNtheNprojectNwasNmeantNforNthreeNpeople)

-INtookNchargeNandNassignedNtasks,NbutNINdidn'tNfeelNcomfortableNactingNasNtheNboss



TellNmeNaboutNaNcommunityNthatNyouNcareNabout?NAndNifNyouNhadNaNchanceNtoNcontribute,NhowN
wouldNyouNdoNit?N-NCORRECTNANSWERN--
ComputerNScienceNeducationNinNmiddleNandNhighNschoolNisNveryNimportantNtoNme,NasNINbelieveNth