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Design a system to improve traffic in NYC. Has video answer
2 months ago
Design a sync system between two employee record systems. Has video answer
2 months ago
Why Palantir?
2 months ago
Build something to gather data of life on a planet.
a year ago
Design a system that lets multiple teams query a shared dataset without exposing the underlying raw data.
4 months ago
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Given a dataset of taxi trips with fields like fare, locations, times, and distance, propose a solution that helps drivers and could ship within a week.
5 months ago
Tell me about a time you pushed back on a customer request.
a month ago
Why Palantir, and what specifically draws you to the mission?
4 months ago
Tell me about your biggest failure.
+98 days ago2 answers
Design an application to catalog and log species while exploring an unfamiliar environment.
3 months ago
Break down a logistics or operations challenge into components, then define the APIs and data each piece needs.
4 months ago
Design a system to help a delivery driver decide which food orders to pick up, then extend it to how the platform assigns orders at scale.
4 months ago
Design a pipeline that ingests terabytes of sensor data in mixed formats like JSON, CSV, and XML, then surfaces failure predictions to a non-technical end-user.
4 months ago
Walk me through the specific metrics and trade-offs from a project you owned.
4 months ago
Why FDSE?
a year ago
Walk me through your favorite and least favorite projects from past work.
3 months ago
What are the things you are weakest in that might make you not succeed here?
a year ago

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Palantir Forward Deployed Engineer Interview Questions

Design a system to improve traffic in NYC. Has video answer

Design a sync system between two employee record systems. Has video answer

Why Palantir?

Build something to gather data of life on a planet.

Design a system that lets multiple teams query a shared dataset without exposing the underlying raw data.

Given a dataset of taxi trips with fields like fare, locations, times, and distance, propose a solution that helps drivers and could ship within a week.

Tell me about a time you pushed back on a customer request.

Why Palantir, and what specifically draws you to the mission?

Tell me about your biggest failure.

Design an application to catalog and log species while exploring an unfamiliar environment.

Break down a logistics or operations challenge into components, then define the APIs and data each piece needs.

Design a system to help a delivery driver decide which food orders to pick up, then extend it to how the platform assigns orders at scale.

Design a pipeline that ingests terabytes of sensor data in mixed formats like JSON, CSV, and XML, then surfaces failure predictions to a non-technical end-user.

Walk me through the specific metrics and trade-offs from a project you owned.

Why FDSE?

Walk me through your favorite and least favorite projects from past work.

What are the things you are weakest in that might make you not succeed here?

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