Forward Deployed Data Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
Process
A 30-minute phone call and a 60-minute technical interview.
For the technical interview, I was offered a choice of 3 technologies:
- SQL
- pandas
- PySpark
There were 3 related HackerRank data aggregation questions.
The data and questions were simple to do in SQL, but I chose pandas and had a hard time understanding the error messages.
Questions
How do you stay motivated?
Did you know about Palantir before your application process?
Why do you want to work at Palantir?
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Forward Deployed Data Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Palantir's Forward Deployed Data Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
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