palantirs FDE interview is different from normal SWE: 1. decomposition: given a vague business problem (a hospital wants to optimize bed allocation), break it into technical components 2. coding: implement one of those components. LC medium-ish but domain flavored 3. case study: analyze a dataset in pandas/sql and present findings 4. culture: they REALLY care about mission alignment. asked me why i want to work on defense/intelligence problems if you have ethical concerns about palantirs government contracts this is not the place for you

Palantir forward deployed engineer - most unusual interview

palantir's FDE interview is different from normal SWE: 1.

the decomposition round is what makes palantir unique. theyre hiring engineers who can also think like consultants

palantir TC is surprisingly competitive. FDE roles pay 200-300k depending on level and they vest monthly which is rare

"if you have ethical concerns about palantirs government contracts" this is putting it mildly lol