February 3, 2026

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

This is the first stage of the interview, basically checking whether the applicant is a good fit for the role.

It was a 20 minutes telephone interview with HR, mainly asking about the applicant's background and past projects, and provided information about the role.

Why do you think this role suits you, or what skills do you have to succeed in it?

The following metrics were computed from 3 interview experiences for the Palantir Forward Deployed Software Engineer role in London, England.

33%

Pass Rate

Palantir's interview process for their Forward Deployed Software Engineer roles in London, England is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Positive33%

Neutral67%

Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Palantir's Forward Deployed Software Engineer interview process in London, England.

4.0

Great people, job feels boring at times

Forward Deployed Software Engineer • Current Employee

London, England, United Kingdom

May 5, 2020

Pros: I met some of the smartest people I've seen in my life at Palantir. They're really great, mostly down-to-earth. The pay is well above the UK market.

Cons: Some segments of the business can be political. The job isn't very technically challenging.

Fast-paced and lots of exposure, but long hours and a sink-or-swim culture

September 10, 2025

Pros: 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 responds 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, which is already a well-built-out platform. Depending on your project, you can be frequently working long hours.

Great place to work

July 28, 2025

Pros: High impact, high opportunity for growth, talented colleagues.

Cons: Can be chaotic at times.

  • 4.0Great people, job feels boring at timesForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomMay 5, 2020Pros: I met some of the smartest people I've seen in my life at Palantir. They're really great, mostly down-to-earth. The pay is well above the UK market.Cons: Some segments of the business can be political. The job isn't very technically challenging.
  • 4.0Fast-paced and lots of exposure, but long hours and a sink-or-swim cultureForward Deployed Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomSeptember 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 responds 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, which is 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, England, United KingdomJuly 28, 2025Pros: High impact, high opportunity for growth, talented colleagues.Cons: Can be chaotic at times.

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