Forward Deployed Software Engineer Interview Experience - New York, New York
March 10, 2026
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The recruiter call was pretty chill.
Basic resume rundown and behavioral questions.
30-min technical screen consisted of LeetCode medium/hard.
On-site consisted of:
- data manipulation
- decomp/learning
- behavioral questions on your background, experience, etc.
Questions
Given an integer matrix, return the volume of water it can trap after raining.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 36 interview experiences for the Palantir Forward Deployed Software Engineer role in New York, New York.
Success Rate
14%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Forward Deployed Software Engineer roles in New York, New York is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive56%
Neutral28%
Negative17%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Forward Deployed Software Engineer interview process in New York, New York.
Palantir Work Experiences
4.0
High Pressure and Lots of Growth in First Year
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
February 13, 2022
Pros: - Most rapid growth in a role in 5 years of software experience.
- Most results and business-impacting work on my resume.
- High stakes and high pressure means I've been required to grow. I now have many stories about difficult situations and how I handled them well and poorly and learned from them. This is great for job interviews, builds the skills of a team lead and manager, and just makes me a more effective worker.
Cons: High-pressure, results-driven satisfying client demands means intermittent waves of pressure, leading to overtime. (Managers often encourage taking time off after working overtime.)
5.0
Amazing People And Culture
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
July 1, 2024
Pros: The people and the culture are amazing.
Cons: I don’t have any cons.
5.0
What you make out of it
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Current Employee
New York, New York, United States
January 11, 2025
Pros: You can choose to be as technical or nontechnical, as intense or chill, as rigorous or speedy as you want it to be. With some political know-how, the entire landscape becomes yours to navigate, and you can simply pick and choose what skills you want to grow.
Cons: You can get put into some really, really, really bad teams, and in that case, your technical skills will atrophy beyond recognition.
- 4.0High Pressure and Lots of Growth in First YearForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesFebruary 13, 2022Pros: - Most rapid growth in a role in 5 years of software experience. - Most results and business-impacting work on my resume. - High stakes and high pressure means I've been required to grow. I now have many stories about difficult situations and how I handled them well and poorly and learned from them. This is great for job interviews, builds the skills of a team lead and manager, and just makes me a more effective worker.Cons: High-pressure, results-driven satisfying client demands means intermittent waves of pressure, leading to overtime. (Managers often encourage taking time off after working overtime.)
- 5.0Amazing People And CultureForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJuly 1, 2024Pros: The people and the culture are amazing.Cons: I don’t have any cons.
- 5.0What you make out of itForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJanuary 11, 2025Pros: You can choose to be as technical or nontechnical, as intense or chill, as rigorous or speedy as you want it to be. With some political know-how, the entire landscape becomes yours to navigate, and you can simply pick and choose what skills you want to grow.Cons: You can get put into some really, really, really bad teams, and in that case, your technical skills will atrophy beyond recognition.
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