Forward Deployed Software Engineer Interview Experience
Process
An employee submitted my resume. I received a call from a recruiter and scheduled a non-technical interview with a senior recruiter. After that, I had a technical interview with a Forward Deployed Software Engineer.
I was not impressed with the interviewer. When I started asking questions about the programming project, he did not give straight answers and finished with: "Just write the program." This was strange, as the process of elaborating the specs should be an important part of a programming interview.
As other people have already noted, there is a striking change in the recruiter's attitude after you have been rejected. She sounded very sweet when she was interested, but the rejection letter I received in response to my inquiry was just a formal, canned letter from the company. This makes me think that the "friendly atmosphere" is only for show. I have received rejection letters from other companies before, and they were personal and friendly.
Questions
The technical interview was quite simple.
- What you've been up to lately?
- Describe HashMap for a layman.
- RAM vs. HDD for a layman.
- Write a program in any language to capitalize words in a string. Used callabedit.com.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 139 interview experiences for the Palantir Forward Deployed Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Forward Deployed Software Engineer roles in the United States 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 States.
Palantir Work Experiences
- 4.0Interesting Work, Growing PainsForward Deployed Software Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, California, United StatesMarch 15, 2014Pros: They deal with some very interesting problems.Cons: Management is going through growing pains and doesn't know how to allocate work properly. Sometimes it seemed fairly haphazard in organizing. Pressure to work a ton.
- 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.
- 5.0A great company to grow and learnForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesNovember 3, 2020Pros: People are very smart. There is room to grow. It's not uncommon to see people who have been in the company for 1-2 years becoming Leads. Huge responsibilities from day 1. "Choose your own adventure" -> You can create your own growth path in the company if you see the need for it. For example, if you work on X product/customer but you see that there is a need to develop another product, you can start working on that without an issue (as long as you don't jeopardize your other role). D&I is big here. You can get as involved as you want with this, and that's awesome! Overall, this is an amazing company. I love it.Cons: Too much autonomy at times. This is also a pro, but being independent and figuring out things on your own is not for everyone.
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