Forward Deployed Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Palantir Technologies with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 49% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Forward Deployed Software Engineer roles take an average of 36 days to get hired, when considering 177 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Palantir Technologies overall takes an average of 28 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Palantir Technologies as a Forward Deployed Software Engineer according to 177 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 39%
One on one interview: 25%
Skills test: 17%
Presentation: 8%
Other: 3%
Personality test: 3%
IQ intelligence test: 2%
Group panel interview: 2%
Background check: 1%
Drug test: 1%
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I applied online. I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (Denver, CO) in Mar 2025
Interview
Applied online and got a quick call from a recruiter - pretty standard. Next was screening with an engineer, which was around breaking down a problem and solution approach rather than deep diving into coding. More of a filtering round than a technical deep dive. Onsite had 3 back-to-back rounds. 1) coding - was straightforward but required clean code - ques on optimizing a scheduling system. 2) debugging - involved working with a broken API service - tracing logs, identifying bottlenecks, and fixing memory leaks. 3) ("learning" + system design) tested how quickly I could pick up a new concept, implement it, and then design a system with trade-offs - was given a new library and had to integrate it into an existing system within mins. sys design is standard - scaling, db choices, failure handling. Last one was with HM. a little tough but structured process. Prepped using LC, sys design resources, and a few mocks on Prepfully (had an ex-Palantir coach, which was super helpful). Also made sure to understand Palantir’s products and their use cases
Applied on their website and then received an email from a recruiter to schedule a phone screening. I expected to be interviewed by the recruiter (the person who sent me the email) but instead was called by one of their engineers.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me what was the hardest challenge I solved and then asked how SLAM works.
Had a chat with HR and then a technical interview with an engineer. They gave some some quite normal leatcode type questions that I had to answer to continue to the next steps.
I interviewed at Palantir Technologies (New York, NY)
Interview
I have so far completed the 20 minute recruiter call, which was an easy behavioral. They asked me what I'm looking for in a job and what I do at my current role.