Forward Deployed Software Engineer Interview Experience - Switzerland
August 1, 2015
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The interview process typically begins with one to two phone screenings.
This is followed by a technical phone interview, where you will be asked to code on a shared, web-based IDE.
The final step is a full-day on-site interview at one of their offices.
Questions
Implement an LRU cache.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Palantir Forward Deployed Software Engineer role in Switzerland.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Forward Deployed Software Engineer roles in Switzerland is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive33%
Neutral0%
Negative67%
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Palantir's Forward Deployed Software Engineer interview process in Switzerland.
Palantir Work Experiences
5.0
Great culture, interesting work
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Current Employee
February 20, 2023
Pros: Great culture, lots of interesting work.
Cons: Slow comp increase, out of touch leadership.
4.0
Fast-paced, excellent for learning a lot of different stuff
Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Current Employee
February 18, 2021
Pros: Really fast, a lot of new things starting and a great opportunity to learn a lot. You can learn and have exposure to different parts of the software and customer interaction as a forward-deployed engineer, which is very unique.
Cons: As a forward-deployed engineer, you usually don't get to learn anything very deeply, other than customer interaction. You are more of a jack of all trades, master of none kind of guy.
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.
- 5.0Great culture, interesting workForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 20, 2023Pros: Great culture, lots of interesting work.Cons: Slow comp increase, out of touch leadership.
- 4.0Fast-paced, excellent for learning a lot of different stuffForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeFebruary 18, 2021Pros: Really fast, a lot of new things starting and a great opportunity to learn a lot. You can learn and have exposure to different parts of the software and customer interaction as a forward-deployed engineer, which is very unique.Cons: As a forward-deployed engineer, you usually don't get to learn anything very deeply, other than customer interaction. You are more of a jack of all trades, master of none kind of guy.
- 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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