x1 45-minute interview with a current Deployment Strategist, focused on motivation and some hypothetical scenarios. Friendly interviewer and open to questions.
Subsquently asked to complete the Palantir Foundry build challenge (Google this). You’re given 7 days for this; in my case it took around 30 hours of work including learning the Foundry platform, scoping an MVP, desinging the UI, some coding, and recording the presentation to send back to the interviewer.
Having passed this, the next was a 45-minute interview with the hiring manager who was based in London, which my candidate portal indicated was the final round.
I passed this round, however, I was then invited to a virtual onsite with preparation guidance on what to expect (Like much of the advice in this forum, freshen up on your SQL). At this point, having already invested roughly 40–50 hours into the process and thinking I had already done the final round, I decided to withdraw.
I’m sharing this mainly because I hadn’t seen this exact sequence described before. Many reviews mention a more linear flow (interview → onsite → hiring manager). Given the depth of the build challenge, which already does a thorough job of assessing technical and product skills, the additional onsite felt like a significant further time commitment that I couldn't justify.
To note, this was for a Sydney, AU based role and was not a graduate position, I have 10 years of experience in the tech and defense space. Overall, the people I spoke with were excellent and professional.