Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Current Employee

Has worked at Palantir for 2 years

November 5, 2014

Washington, District of Columbia

Forward Deployed Software Engineer•Current Employee•Worked at Palantir for 2 years

4.0

RecommendsPositive OutlookApproves of CEO

Pros

The people are great, friendly, and very intelligent.

Interesting work that can have a real impact.

Awesome travel opportunities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C., London, Sydney, and the UAE, plus more.

The schedule is up to you. Come in and leave whenever, as long as the work is getting done.

Cons

There is a fair amount of technical grunt work to be done, and if you're not careful, you'll end up on boring projects. You can avoid this by proving yourself valuable in other areas.

It's hard to stand out amongst peers when everyone is so talented.

There's no clear path to advancement internally. They're working on this.

Work/life balance varies across teams. Some people are overworked (not me...).

Advice to Management

Figure out the advancement piece. Only fools work harder for no reason.

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

October 17, 2026

A recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn telling me to apply. I did, and I had a 30-min phone screening with that recruiter which led to a 30-min technical screening (pretty basic practical scenario question), which I also passed. I then got invite

June 1, 2020

I first received a HackerRank challenge that had three questions. I finished two, but it was enough to move me on to the next stage. In about two weeks, I had a 30-minute phone call asking behavioral questions. After that, you move onto a live codin

May 1, 2024

A recruiter reached out, and we had an initial call. Then, a technical screen followed a week later. Finally, there was a round of three interviews that were both technical and non-technical. One of my interviewers failed to fully explain the inst

  • Forward Deployed Software Engineer

    Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesOctober 17, 2026A recruiter reached out to me on LinkedIn telling me to apply. I did, and I had a 30-min phone screening with that recruiter which led to a 30-min technical screening (pretty basic practical scenario question), which I also passed. I then got invite

  • Forward Deployed Software Engineer

    Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesJune 1, 2020I first received a HackerRank challenge that had three questions. I finished two, but it was enough to move me on to the next stage. In about two weeks, I had a 30-minute phone call asking behavioral questions. After that, you move onto a live codin

  • Forward Deployed Software Engineer

    Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesMay 1, 2024A recruiter reached out, and we had an initial call. Then, a technical screen followed a week later. Finally, there was a round of three interviews that were both technical and non-technical. One of my interviewers failed to fully explain the inst

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