Forward Deployed Software Engineer Interview Experience - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 1, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Applied, heard back, and scheduled the coding assessment.
The assessment was proctored by a third party and consisted of two coding questions.
There is an option for a "redo" if you feel your first assessment did not go well.
Questions
Scheduling question that seeks to minimize the time between certain events.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Palantir Forward Deployed Software Engineer role in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Forward Deployed Software Engineer roles in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral50%
Negative0%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Forward Deployed Software Engineer interview process in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Palantir Work Experiences
5.0
Wide breath of experience, less depth
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Former Employee
New York, New York, United States
August 19, 2024
Pros: Top-tier talent and people.
Exposure to huge problems from the get-go. Palantir is working with some of the most impactful companies in the world.
Ability to grow and form your own path.
Cons: Can be intense depending on what customer you get paired with and the members of your team.
Company has little structure when it comes to growth path. This can be good or bad depending on what you're looking for.
4.0
Amazing Culture, Unclear Pay
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Current Employee
September 12, 2022
Pros: Amazing culture throughout the company.
Cons: Not very transparent when it comes to compensation reviews.
4.0
Fast-paced and lots of exposure, but long hours and a sink-or-swim culture
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
September 10, 2025
Pros: A very agile and action-oriented environment. FDEs are encouraged to find a need in the project and develop their own slice of it. Resourcing responds to this by moving you to other projects that can best make use of the spike you've demonstrated in the process.
You can quickly build on Foundry. Tackling technical problems at a high level means you get a huge amount of exposure to different problem spaces.
Cons: It can be a very sink or swim environment.
It's also not as technical as your usual software engineering roles, as you're generally building on top of Foundry, which is already a well-built-out platform.
Depending on your project, you can be frequently working long hours.
- 5.0Wide breath of experience, less depthForward Deployed Software Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesAugust 19, 2024Pros: Top-tier talent and people. Exposure to huge problems from the get-go. Palantir is working with some of the most impactful companies in the world. Ability to grow and form your own path.Cons: Can be intense depending on what customer you get paired with and the members of your team. Company has little structure when it comes to growth path. This can be good or bad depending on what you're looking for.
- 4.0Amazing Culture, Unclear PayForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSeptember 12, 2022Pros: Amazing culture throughout the company.Cons: Not very transparent when it comes to compensation reviews.
- 4.0Fast-paced and lots of exposure, but long hours and a sink-or-swim cultureForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 10, 2025Pros: A very agile and action-oriented environment. FDEs are encouraged to find a need in the project and develop their own slice of it. Resourcing responds to this by moving you to other projects that can best make use of the spike you've demonstrated in the process. You can quickly build on Foundry. Tackling technical problems at a high level means you get a huge amount of exposure to different problem spaces.Cons: It can be a very sink or swim environment. It's also not as technical as your usual software engineering roles, as you're generally building on top of Foundry, which is already a well-built-out platform. Depending on your project, you can be frequently working long hours.
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