I was approached by a recruiter via a popular social networking site; I had never even heard of Palantir prior. Each correspondence took about 2 weeks which wasn't too bad because I have a lot going on right now, but I could see it being a drag if I was actively pursuing a new role. Fast forward a few phone screens and I finally went to the DC office which was in a great location and very nice. I was then instructed to take a written exam and that the recruiting coordinator would return in 30 minutes. Lo and behold, the quiz took about 5 minutes to complete and I had to sit there for 25 minutes twiddling my thumbs. I then had three rounds of interviews which felt pretty standard. After receiving the "we're going with other candidates" call, the recruiter asked if I'd like to be considered for more "junior" positions in the future which is incredibly insulting. If my skills seemed "junior," perhaps the initial contact should have been about opportunities in that category. Of course, my answer to the initial approach would've been a simple "No, thanks," which would've prevented both parties from wasting a bunch of time.

Informal discussion with hiring manager and typical secops rounds and detection engineering questions. More focus on incident response and threat hunting. Generic experience questions in the initial rounds and then followed with technical rounds