Palantir technologies Forward-Deployed Engineer interview experience

The process included a technical demo where I worked in Python debugging and did some data analysis.

It also included database-style work where I had to think through building a backend data system with charting—essentially mapping out how things would be structured rather than only writing isolated code. The overall vibe was more exploratory and investigative than a pure algorithm test.

I didn’t end up getting an offer, but what stood out was that the interview felt grounded in real engineering tasks: debugging, reasoning about data, and outlining a backend approach. The difficulty landed