I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (Austin, TX) in Aug 2021
Interview
I first talked to a recruiter who assessed my skills and history, and then the hiring manager, and then the sales director. I stopped the process there as I didn't like the sales director's smug attitude
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
This was the question that made me not want to entertain the company any longer- "Tell me about Databricks history from open source to the current products and how you would sell that to potential customers?" I said "should I work there, I would definitely be able to answer those questions and sell that to customers just like I did at my previous job." He said "there was just an article in <big name magazine> Magazine about us which answered all of those questions, I suggest you read that if you want to pursue a job here."
I applied online and was contacted by a recruiter for an initial call. My background and experience were not aligned with the role, so we did not proceed to the next round.
Unfortunately, the interview experience was not very positive. The recruiter was late to the scheduled call, and the communication style felt somewhat one-sided and pushy rather than collaborative. I would have appreciated a more balanced and respectful conversation.
Multiple rounds of interview , take home assessment was not very tough . But panel presentation round was tough , it seems they want candidate who can wow them even though all rounds went fine .
I go the first phone call which went pretty well. Then I passed a first panel round on simple architecture. Did first round technical round, but never heard back again.