Narrow, sourced articles on forward deployed engineer interviews. Each one links to the guide it belongs to, and every fact in it names its source.
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Company loops
OpenAI says formats vary by team. One FDE candidate reported a week-long build; others, a five-hour build or a design doc. One routine covers all three.
Company loops
Palantir’s Build to Apply postings want a Foundry and AIP project and a short demo video. Who can apply, how to get set up, and how to build and film it.
Interview rounds
A full walkthrough of a Palantir decomposition prompt one candidate reported, built on London taxi data, with what to say out loud at each step.
Company loops
What Palantir publishes about its FDSE internship interview, what intern candidates report about the learning and decomposition rounds, and how to prepare.
Company loops
Palantir says its interview format is personalized. Its published outline beside dated FDSE candidate reports, and the round types to prepare for.
Interview rounds
In Palantir’s learning interview you are taught something new, then use it in code. What Palantir publishes, what candidates report, and how to practice.
Interview rounds
Palantir’s re-engineering interview puts you in code you have never seen. What Palantir publishes, what candidates report, and a routine to practice.
Interview rounds
Parse a messy CSV in a coding interview: detect encoding and delimiter, normalize dates and money, keep a rejects report, and make reruns safe.
Company loops
You passed the Google FDE interviews and then heard nothing. What candidates report about team matching and headcount, and what to do while you wait.
The FDE role
Pre-sales forward deployed engineer work: what postings say FDEs do before the contract, how it differs from sales engineering, and how interviews test it.
Interview rounds
What timed prompt-engineering tests for FDE and applied AI roles look like, and a test-first way to work against the clock without guessing.
Interview rounds
How to defend an agent that reads untrusted text: least privilege, allowlisted tools, retrieved text as data, output checks, human approval and logs.
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