Anu Sharma, an Indian software engineer, has recently become a trending topic on social media after leaving her high-paying job at Google to join Palantir, a US-based data analytics firm. Her career began with a four-month internship at X in Bengaluru in 2022, followed by an internship at Google’s Hyderabad office and experience with Intuit. In 2024, she secured a full-time position at Google, where she worked for one year and seven months before making the decision to join Palantir as a forward-deployed software engineer in early 2026. Her role at Palantir is expected to involve working closely with clients on impactful projects. Sharma's educational background includes a Bachelor of Technology in Computer Science and Engineering from Indira Gandhi Delhi Technical University for Women. As her career shift gained traction online, reactions varied from admiration to skepticism, with some questioning Palantir's hiring practices for non-US citizens. Despite the mixed responses, Sharma acknowledged the attention by sharing a post on her Instagram Stories.