Capstone: End-to-End Client Engagement Simulation — Roadmap Step & Re…
A full simulated engagement: discovery, scoping, prototyping, integration, deployment and handoff
- Level: advanced
- Estimated time: 3 days
- Roadmap: Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE)
Before this step
Mini projects
- Run a complete simulated engagement from discovery call through deployed, documented solution
Interview questions
- Walk me through how you'd approach an ambiguous client engagement from day one to handoff.
Study resources
- What are Forward Deployed Engineers, and why are they so in demand? (Article) — Gergely Orosz's Pragmatic Engineer newsletter's deep, well-researched deep-dive into the FDE role, its history and how it's spread beyond Palantir.
- What Is a Forward Deployed Engineer? Palantir's Model Explained (Article) — A detailed breakdown of the full-ownership FDE model, the primary reference for structuring the capstone engagement.
Part of
- Career and Capstone — section
- Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) roadmap — the full learning path