Is Palantir Technologies a good company to work for as a Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer?

Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer professionals working at Palantir Technologies have rated their employer with 3.8 out of 5 stars in 167 Glassdoor reviews. This is an average score with the overall rating of Palantir Technologies employees being 3.8 out of 5 stars. Search open Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer Jobs at Palantir Technologies now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer interview questions at Palantir Technologies .

Does Palantir Technologies pay Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer employees well?

Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Palantir Technologies with 4.2 out of 5 stars based on 167 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 7.4% better than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer salaries at Palantir Technologies.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Palantir Technologies?

Forward Deployed Engineer (143) , Deployment Strategist (140) , Software Engineer (124) , Forward Deployed Software Engineer (37) , Sales (21) , Business Development (20) , Software Engineer(Internship) (14) , Intern (10) , Site Reliability Engineer (9) , FDE (8) , Product Designer (8) , Technical Recruiter (8) , Software Engineering Intern (7) , Account Executive (6) , Embedded Analyst (6)

What are the pros of working at Palantir Technologies according to real employee reviews?

"People are smart and fun!" ((in 188 reviews)); "the culture of this company is great" ((in 74 reviews)); "They have really good benefits" ((in 50 reviews)); "great colleagues and intersting projects" ((in 48 reviews)); "Talented coworkers always have something to teach and to learn" ((in 28 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Palantir Technologies according to real employee reviews?

"Bad work life balance" ((in 55 reviews)); "Poor management" ((in 42 reviews)); "hours are long and sometimes unreasonable." ((in 27 reviews)); "Low salary and my options from 2017 are worthless" ((in 15 reviews)); "There is close to no career progression (monetary or level) at palantir with additional responsibility." ((in 9 reviews))

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Palantir Technologies Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer reviews

3.8

78% would recommend to a friend

(167 total reviews)

Alex Karp

56% approve of CEO

77% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

4.4

Career opportunities

4.2

Compensation and benefits

3.6

Culture & values

3.4

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Senior management

2.6

Work/Life balance

Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer employees have rated Palantir Technologies with 3.8 out of 5 stars, based on 167 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer professionals have a good working experience there. Palantir Technologies is rated in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) by Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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167 reviews

3.0

May 12, 2026

Interesting tech, but benefits are just okay

Forward deployed software engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

working on lots of interesting tech

Cons

its okay with the benefits

5.0

Apr 25, 2026

Flexible hybrid work and good pay, but long hours

Forward deployed engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Flexible with working Hybrid Decent pay and other benefits (free breakfast lunch and dinner) Amazing exit opportunities

Cons

Job responsibilities are often blurred - leads to you doing more than what your role asks for Work hours fluctuate, where you have bad weeks but some good; however, on average definitely working 50+ hours per week

5.0

Apr 13, 2026

Prioritize Learning

Forward deployed engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very high agency, learn A LOT

Cons

Might be hard for some people, company ethics

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Interesting tech, but benefits are just okay

Flexible hybrid work and good pay, but long hours

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