Forward Deployed Software Engineer Interview Experience - Washington, District of Columbia
Process
Leetcode medium/easy style question relating to data structures and algorithms. The question was related to a dictionary. I was told to go step by step, and he said he could help. I did not pass this coding round, but he was very nice.
Questions
Handling a data structures problem: organizing a dictionary.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 15 interview experiences for the Palantir Forward Deployed Software Engineer role in Washington, District of Columbia.
Success Rate
Palantir's interview process for their Forward Deployed Software Engineer roles in Washington, District of Columbia is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
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Palantir Work Experiences
- 4.0GoodForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeWashington, DCNovember 25, 2025Pros: FDSE solves lots of interesting problemsCons: Can be a bit stressful at times
- 4.0Fast paced and lots of exposure, but long hours and a sink or swim cultureForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandSeptember 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 respond 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 (already a well built out platform). Depending on your project, you can be frequently working long hours.
- 4.0Great place to workForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, EnglandJuly 28, 2025Pros: High impact, high opportunity for growth, talented colleagues.Cons: Can be chaotic at times.
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