Uber SWE vs Palantir FDSE | cscareers.dev | Page 1

feral garnet Sep 25, 2025, 11:53 PM

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I am a pretty outgoing person and probably want to become an engineering manager in the future or just some role that is technical and still people facing

lyric furnace Sep 25, 2025, 11:54 PM

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Uber is the obvious choice the fuck?

feral garnet Sep 25, 2025, 11:54 PM

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It's more so what does Palantir FDSE exit opportunities look like?

lyric furnace Sep 25, 2025, 11:54 PM

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Startups ig

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FDSE is a consulting role

solemn tiger Sep 25, 2025, 11:55 PM

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if u want to get into startups or vc its insane

lyric furnace Sep 25, 2025, 11:55 PM

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But you can go into startups from uber SWE tho

solemn tiger Sep 25, 2025, 11:55 PM

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if you want to stay in ic roles in tech stick w swe

keen loom Sep 25, 2025, 11:55 PM

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what do fdses actually do

lyric furnace Sep 25, 2025, 11:55 PM

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bunch of consulting + vibe coding bullshit

feral garnet Sep 25, 2025, 11:55 PM

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do u think switching back to SWE if I wanted to after a year would be possible?

lyric furnace Sep 25, 2025, 11:56 PM

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sure anything is possible

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but why don’t u just stay in uber SWE

feral garnet Sep 25, 2025, 11:56 PM

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what do they exit to typically?

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I just want a more people facing role tbh

lyric furnace Sep 25, 2025, 11:57 PM

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well fdse is ppl facing

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but how much do u care about the distinction

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b/w fdse and see

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SWE

feral garnet Sep 25, 2025, 11:57 PM

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but like I still want the opportunity to switch into engineering manager/product management in the future. I guess I am just worried about palantir being too much consulting and not find any jobs after i leave.

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bc like they r like oh he doesn't have any tech experience anymore

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btw its uber RO

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I should have specified

lyric furnace Sep 25, 2025, 11:58 PM

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Palantir is very consulting heavy

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plus a lot of ppl go from senior eng to engineering manager

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uber feels obvious here tbh

solemn tiger Sep 25, 2025, 11:59 PM

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no chance op cleared delta process and doesnt know what the role looks like lol

feral garnet Sep 25, 2025, 11:59 PM

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I do know what it looks like bruh

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I know exactly what the role is

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I just can't find literally anything about what people do after palantir FDSE

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like there are no posts about what people do after 😭

lyric furnace Sep 25, 2025, 11:59 PM

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do u want to be a ceo someday

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Bullshitting VCs into giving you millions of dollars

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:00 AM

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so p much if I am not interested in startups take uber?

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:00 AM

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what do u want billy

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:00 AM

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I want to be EM or like a somewhat technical PM in 5 years and i'd be happy

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:00 AM

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if ur not interested in startups why wouldn’t u just do traditional SWE

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Then go with uber my guy

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this isn’t a hard decision

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:01 AM

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ik i meant

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:01 AM

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Well deployment strategist

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:01 AM

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like at another company

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most ppl only stay at palantir for like 2-3 years

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:01 AM

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Isn’t that pm?

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:01 AM

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v young company

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sorta

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more of a less technical FDSE lmao

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from what I've heard from friends who work there

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thank u everyone

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I wish I had more time to decide

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:02 AM

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so you’re signing with uber?

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:02 AM

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Palantir deadlines r so fucking quick bro

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prolly

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:02 AM

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nice

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nothinh you’re at Google?

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:03 AM

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what do u know of what ppl did as FDSE after pltr if u know any of em?

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:03 AM

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startups

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:03 AM

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@spark quail

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I mean like if not startups tho

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sorry should have specified

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mb

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:03 AM

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YC is filled with ex-palantir guys

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MBB

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:04 AM

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oh

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wait that kinda sounds like the best of both worlds

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like they mentioned it

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but then i was talking to some pltr ppl and they were like nahh

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but all my itnerviewers had switched between the two

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like my ideal situation would be having a chance in both

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:04 AM

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pls go to uber billy

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you won’t like fdse I can tell

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:05 AM

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thanks for all of ur alls help

lyric furnace Sep 26, 2025, 12:06 AM

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good luck at uber

civic monolith Sep 26, 2025, 12:20 AM

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This easy uber

cedar hawk Sep 26, 2025, 12:28 AM

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wait why ? anything fuzzy inside

grave temple Sep 26, 2025, 12:28 AM

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fdse is a meme if u wanna do PM deployment strategist is way more relevant

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ik multiple @ pltr

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but yea uber >>

cedar hawk Sep 26, 2025, 12:29 AM

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why did pltr vibe check liek crazy

feral garnet Sep 26, 2025, 12:29 AM

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grave temple but yea uber >>

what makes u say this

keen loom Sep 26, 2025, 12:31 AM

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coughing baby vs hydrogen bomb ahh

grave temple Sep 26, 2025, 12:34 AM

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feral garnet what makes u say this

fdse is basically support engineering / solutions engineering

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worst of both worlds

cedar hawk Sep 26, 2025, 3:59 AM

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Isnt that the nature of flat structure already?

supple juniper Sep 26, 2025, 9:47 PM

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Hey org and level at uber?

sweet pollen Sep 26, 2025, 9:58 PM

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i think palantir fdse definitely doesnt block you from being a people manager or product manager

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and it has the upside of startups riding yo dih

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but downside is you will never get meaningful promotions without leaving so ur hardstuck 200k

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excluding one off big bonuses if you show good impact (comp for fdses is anecdotally higher than swes because impact working with direct company is higher if you perform)

south token Sep 26, 2025, 9:59 PM

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uber fs

shrewd tree Sep 27, 2025, 12:09 AM

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feral garnet I just can't find literally anything about what people do after palantir FDSE

you get in you don’t leave

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