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How about Palantir? They've got a London office, do interesting work (and would value your Java experience), and definitely pay well. They tend to work with government or financial clients; I'm not sure which the London folks focus on. Also, they have a pretty interesting mix of 'boring' (Java desktop apps & server infrastructure) and more modern (HTML5 & mobile clients) technologies. And they work with some clients that have...interesting problems.

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You better be absolutely fantastic at algorithms if you are considering applying there :) I had a total of 7 interviews for the London office (3 in Palo Alto), and didn't too well in only one and ended up not getting an offer :( (Reapplying again soon...)

That being said, Palantir does some incredibly interesting things with varied clientele, and pays very well. You should definitely consider it.

Interesting. I got an impression that you can choose from different types of interviews - "Systems Design Interview" vs "Coding Interview" vs "Algorithms".

Did you apply for the position where Algorist was needed?

Well, you will kind of be tested on everything. I didn't even apply for the algorithmic/coding position of Software Engineering, but for Forward Deployed Engineering, for which you still have to be an engineer, code, and know your stuff very well, but you at least don't need the algorithmic knowledge of a TopCoder champion like you probably do for Software Engineering.

Whatever technical position you apply for, you definitely will be tested on systems, coding, and algorithms though.

We focus on both, and you should definitely consider applying.

I will, thanks for the comment :)

For the interview, is it possible to select only "Systems Design Interview" and maybe "Coding Interview"?

For the appropriate positions of course.

I may try, thanks for the info!

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