I applied online. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Very bad interview process. Went for onsite and then received a take home assignment. After everything was cleared, they requested me to provide three references from current colleagues. I waited for like almost 3 weeks and they told me that due to current situation they will not move forward. Very terrible interview process. I wasted 2 months of my time for doing nothing. Everything went well but they hesitate at the very last steps and decided not to move forward? If they decided not to move forward after the onsite then they should express it directly and not to waste people's time for nothing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Easy coding. Easy system design. However for system design, they want to to answer what they want to hear. If you have different approach then they consider it wrong.
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Positive experience
Easy interview
Application
I interviewed at Databricks (Ámsterdam)
Interview
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
didn't make it past the first technical round. questions are decently challenging (ie: leetcode med/hard level difficulty), and can range from very mathy topics to bit manipulation, to dynamic programming. be prepared for all scenarios and all topics on leetcode.
