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I do not agree with the parent post, but given the laws in the United States, I would be surprised if any interviewer admitted that race [was] a consideration.

"When an engineer is reviewing another engineer's code.." I agree--but society doesn;t operate like this most of the time. I've been in places where an Engineer's opinions carries little weight on who gets hired.

They'd call that anecdotal evidence.

I don't have numbers to back up the original post, but I'm interested in seeing what he comes back with.

No comeback--just my personal comment. You guys don't have to agree. My original point is that I wasn't surprised regarding the hiring practices at Palantir.