Anu Sharma, a software engineer from India, has made headlines after her bold transition from Google to Palantir Technologies. This move has sparked widespread discussion on social media about career paths in tech.
Anu completed her B.Tech at Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University. She interned at Twitter for four months in 2022 and at Google for four months in 2023. Anu worked at Intuit during her internship at Google.
She began her full-time role at Google in 2024 and worked there for one year and seven months before switching to Palantir. In early 2026, she joined Palantir as a Forward Deployed Software Engineer.
Anu’s career switch has inspired many young professionals in the tech industry. With over 230K followers on Instagram and LinkedIn combined, she is seen as a role model.
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