Forward Deployed Software Engineer Interview Experience - United Kingdom
Process
I was put in contact with Palantir by a recruiter. They arranged a phone interview and shared a CodePair link for live coding.
The interviewer was Italian (and so am I), so we switched to Italian at the beginning of the call. He asked me:
- Why I wanted to work with Palantir
- How I knew them
- Where I saw myself in 5 years' time
Then we moved to more technical questions. We did not use the CodePair link in the end due to technical problems on their side. He asked me about my favorite programming languages and the differences among them. He also asked about hashmaps and finding duplicates in a list of strings.
The questions were not difficult, and the interviewer was very friendly.
The question that made me worry a bit was: "Which grade would you give yourself in Python? And what percentage of Python users do you think would have the same grade?"
Questions
Which grade would you give yourself in Python?
And what percentage of Python users do you think would have the same grade?
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 57 interview experiences for the Palantir Forward Deployed Software Engineer role in United Kingdom.
Success Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Forward Deployed Software Engineer roles in the United Kingdom is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Forward Deployed Software Engineer interview process in United Kingdom.
Palantir Work Experiences
- 4.0Great place to workForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomJuly 28, 2025Pros: High impact, high opportunity for growth, talented colleagues.Cons: Can be chaotic at times.
- 4.0Incredible work, people, and benefits. Not much work-life balanceForward Deployed Software Engineer • Former EmployeeWashington, District of Columbia, United StatesOctober 24, 2024Pros: The access to problems is fairly unimpeachable, the people are generally world-class, and the benefits and compensation are very competitive.Cons: There is no expectation of work-life balance. This is a company for people who are serious about what they do and perform accordingly.
- 5.0Good place to work for enterprise software developmentForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomFebruary 26, 2020Pros: * Good and smart colleagues * Working on important problems that make a difference in the worldCons: Problems to work on are not always super technically challenging. It usually requires more on the communication, planning, and expectation management side.
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