Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Former Employee

Worked at Palantir for 1 year

April 6, 2018

New York, New York

Forward Deployed Software Engineer•Former Employee•Worked at Palantir for 1 year

1.0

Doesn't RecommendDoesn't Approve of CEO

Pros

Salary is great, benefits are amazing, and they pretty much pay for everything.

Cons

The counterpart to having everything paid for you is that Palantir acts as if they own you and expect you to be working 24/7.

Also, very little direction is given, and you're expected to figure things out by yourself from the get-go. And god forbid you ask for help, as you will be seen as weak and inefficient.

It's a soul-crushing place that does not see workers as humans but merely as code monkeys.

Advice to Management

Stop acting as if you're the best. If you were, you would not require devs to work 70+ hours and shame them for wanting to have a life and not just a job.

New York, New York, United States

April 1, 2016

The process began with a 45-minute phone interview, followed by an on-site interview in NYC. The company's offices in NYC are located in the Meatpacking District and seemed nice. The phone interview was conducted on HackerRank, which allowed my cod

June 1, 2017

Code challenge. Not difficult. Although the later specs were probably O(n) related, definitely make sure you have a solution down, even if it's not the optimal time complexity. Tried for an optimized solution and ended up running out of time. The per

October 1, 2022

1. HR call 2. OA 3. Karat HR informed I passed, but this position is filled. Asked me to apply for 2023 lol. So disappointed. Hope they could improve the interview process.

  • Forward Deployed Software Engineer

    New York, New York, United StatesApril 1, 2016The process began with a 45-minute phone interview, followed by an on-site interview in NYC. The company's offices in NYC are located in the Meatpacking District and seemed nice. The phone interview was conducted on HackerRank, which allowed my cod

  • Forward Deployed Software Engineer

    New York, New York, United StatesJune 1, 2017Code challenge. Not difficult. Although the later specs were probably O(n) related, definitely make sure you have a solution down, even if it's not the optimal time complexity. Tried for an optimized solution and ended up running out of time. The per

  • Forward Deployed Software Engineer

    New York, New York, United StatesOctober 1, 20221. HR call 2. OA 3. Karat HR informed I passed, but this position is filled. Asked me to apply for 2023 lol. So disappointed. Hope they could improve the interview process.

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