<p>Assuming you’re familiar with Palantir, where would you prefer to work as a new grad if you have the option? Assume that the salaries are near equivalent to not matter.</p>
<p>I guess the question is where YOU would prefer to work?</p>
<p>I’d go to google. Palantir is a good company, however like most business with Gov contracts the war isn’t going to last forever and there will always be up and coming software programs to compete with. Google IMO would be the best bet for a future career. Unless you like the private sector deep and working in the classified section of the Gov’t then head that road, however it gets old going to holidays with family and not being able to talk about your career or even about your day in some cases.</p>
<p>Welcome to the next stage of your life. In academia you were rewarded with good grades for finding the right answer to the questions/problems presented to you. In life post-school many questions have no right or wrong answer…the questions are choices with different and unknowable consequences.</p>
<p>Congratulations on doing well enough in college such that you have received multiple job offers (including your previous posted this versus that company). My general advice is to look at your job activity at the different companies; check out how employees progress in the company; and finally decide based upon which job activity seems the most interesting. The more interesting the job the more likely you will remain motivated and do well.</p>
<p>Of course the decision ultimately comes down to me, but it is always useful to hear other opinions, especially if someone has experience at either company! :)</p>
<p>I think Palantir is probably the place to be right now. Yes, Google is still doing cool stuff, but Palantir is experiencing a high rate of growth right now and getting in early (relatively) would allow you to make meaningful contributions. Gotham and Metropolis are both fantastic pieces of software and I think you’d definitely enjoy your work there.</p>
<p>I don’t think you should worry about Palantir declining because of less govt contracts. Its software is highly effective, and it’s being expanded into a wide range of markets.</p>
<p>I disagree with WarreJor about Palantir being depending on the government. That is simply not true. Palantir has a variety of clients, including governments, banks, and basically many large institutions that have lots of data.</p>
<p>However, I don’t think the things you’d be doing at each organization would be the same. </p>
<p>It depends on your interests. Google does many things that Palantir does not do. For example, Google probably has more opportunities for front-end web development. Palantir probably has better opportunities to be involved in data analysis/mining. Etc. Etc.</p>
<p>I can also almost guarantee you that the pay packages will be different at each company.</p>
<p>The pay packages are different, with each having advantages in different areas. In overall value, they’re near equivalent (though it’s hard to calculate the risk involved with Palantir’s stock options).</p>
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<p>Going off of this…what are your interests, OP?</p>
<p>Just out if curiosity, is this a hypothetical question or do you actually have offers from these two companies?</p>