Forward Deployed Engineer Interview Handbook
The complete interview prep guide for FDE roles at Palantir, Anduril, Scale AI, and beyond.
5 Categories
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Behavioral
STAR-format situational questions for FDE soft skills
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System Design
Design scalable systems under real-world constraints
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Coding
Algorithms, SQL, and rapid prototyping challenges
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GenAI Architecture
RAG pipelines, agent design, and LLM system trade-offs
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Customer-Facing Case Study
Decompose ambiguous customer problems end-to-end