Forward Deployed Software Engineer

Current Employee

Has worked at Palantir for 4 years

November 25, 2025

Washington, District of Columbia

Forward Deployed Software Engineer•Current Employee•Worked at Palantir for 4 years

4.0

Pros

FDSE solves lots of interesting problems.

Cons

Can be a bit stressful at times.

Work/Life Balance2.0

Culture and Values3.0

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion2.0

Career Opportunities4.0

Compensation and Benefits3.0

Senior Management2.0

Washington, District of Columbia, United States

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

May 1, 2019

The application process included: * Applied online * One behavioral phone screen (~30 minutes) * One technical phone screen with an FDE (~45 minutes) * An on-site interview (~4-5 hours) The on-site consisted of three back-to-back interviews focusin

October 1, 2016

I had a call with a recruiter, who then set up a technical phone screen. Next, I went on-site for three interviews: * One purely technical. * One design question. * One combination of behavioral and technical. I then had a final round interview w

  • 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

  • Forward Deployed Software Engineer

    Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesMay 1, 2019The application process included: * Applied online * One behavioral phone screen (~30 minutes) * One technical phone screen with an FDE (~45 minutes) * An on-site interview (~4-5 hours) The on-site consisted of three back-to-back interviews focusin

  • Forward Deployed Software Engineer

    Washington, District of Columbia, United StatesOctober 1, 2016I had a call with a recruiter, who then set up a technical phone screen. Next, I went on-site for three interviews: * One purely technical. * One design question. * One combination of behavioral and technical. I then had a final round interview w

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