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Palantir Technologies Forward Deployed Engineer/Software Development Engineer reviews

3.8

78% would recommend to a friend

(167 total reviews)
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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
5.0
Nov 5, 2014

Palantir is growing; Opportunity to take ownership on large projects

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Pros

Palantir is a unique place to work right now. The business is growing in all verticals including the government and commercial businesses. Because of the explosive growth employees are asked to step up and own large and complex projects almost immediately after hired. The ability to be part of an explosive growth company is exciting and gets me up in the morning ready to figure out whatever new thing comes across my desk each day. In addition to the ability to take on incredible responsibility quickly you are surrounded by some of the most talented engineers in Silicon Valley. Software is treated more like art at Palantir than science and that framing allows for extreme creativity.

Cons

Like every coin there are two sides. The explosive growth leads to organizational complexity that can sometimes lead to newer employees feeling confused or lost in the hustle. Likewise, the creativity that Palantir approaches software development with sometimes leads to pushing out products which are not ready for prime time. Both cons are somewhat mitigated by Palantir's leadership extreme focus on managing the growth of the company. Leads are very transparent on all operations and have a 'door is always open' policy for hard discussions with their team.

2.0
Sep 7, 2014

Good tech place to work, bad place of employment for career

Forward deployed engineer
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The work is meaningful - customers are actually using Palantir for world changing problem solving. People you work with are genuinely intelligent and smart. Laid back culture allows casual dress and no time reporting so you go in whenever you want. Company is growing rapidly.

Cons

Pay is miserable at Palantir especially in DC/NYC markets. Burnout happens eventually to all Forward Deployed Engineers. Leadership is not promoting contributors, but merely handpicking the few they "like". Career growth doesn't mean much at Palantir. LOTS of politics at Palantir, a lot of people have left or are leaving Palantir for better opportunity.

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