Palantir is pretty well known for giving algorithms problems so it would have likely been solved by a cursory google "palantir software engineering interview"
Why would I search for software engineering interviews if I'm applying to be an IT systems engineer?
I guess there is a disconnect where some people don't think dev-ops people are software engineers and others do. I fall in the latter camp and have never worked with devops people who weren't also software engineers
Fair enough. I think it is the responsibility of the recruiter or the company to clarify which they expect for a particular position, though.
Because these days "IT Systems Manager" are expected to know basics of coding.
To me, there is a pretty large gap between "interview questions to test the basics of coding" and "software engineer interview questions". Searching for the latter to find the former is like search for copywriter interviews to study for questions on basic English proficiency.
Wouldn't "the basics of coding" be something like knowing how to read/write a short python/bash script to automate a task? Algorithms questions ala leetcode are far higher level than the basics.
> Because these days "IT Systems Manager" are expected to know basics of coding.
LeetCode questions test for other things than "basics of coding".
Check glassdoor for this company/position, looks like most people think it is a difficult interview process: