I applied through other source. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2020
Interview
Hiring manager reached out about a role with a specialized skillset (front end / design systems). Had a pleasant call with the hiring manager and a recruiter.
The actual interview was a terrible experience. Asked the same leetcode garbage that the rest of the industry substitutes for an actual interview process. The solution to the problem involved recognizing a special property of numbers in the given array. Not much room for collaboration and the interviewer kept saying the same thing over and over again.
If you're looking for a specialized skillset, actually interview me on the specialized skillset.
Recruiter called after I applied online on their site. Great call, met with the hiring Manager next. Now haven't heard back in 2 weeks, ghosted I guess. My professional experience with Databricks is limited. I spent lots of times with free edition, but didn't get to that point where I could show that.
Had an initial recruiter screen for a Software Engineer position. The call lasted around 15 minutes and covered the usual ground: my background and experience, motivation for applying, current role, and salary expectations. The recruiter also gave a clear overview of teams, the product, and the full interview process ahead.
1. Phone interview with HR.
2. Technical coding question using coder pad. Have to implement from scratch.
Interview process was very fast and recruiter was friendly
Question was little vague but it seems to be leaked a lot on the internet
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Databricks?
Past experience.
Projects you have worked on