I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Databricks (Londres, Inglaterra) in Dec 2021
Interview
Thorough interview process. One with the hiring manager, then two other interviews with the technical and business leads. A final 3 6 12 presentation (recommend you spend a lot of time on this). There were some challenging questions during this presentation. Three references were then taken by phone call before I finally received my offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Go through a business case / ROI that you worked on with a customer? Tell me about the market sector that you are selling into? Walk me through a complex sale that you have made? How would you sell Databricks into your market – what are the use cases?
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 8 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (Seattle, WA) in Apr 2025
Interview
Absolutely awful. In one cycle, the VP rescheduled on me twice with very little notice, which was fine, but then when we finally had the interview, he was picking his nose on camera repeatedly, and wiping his face. Told me he would progress me to the next step, and then went dark until recruiting told me they are going in another direction.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What do I know about their product and the industry.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (New York, NY) in Apr 2022
Interview
Multiple phone calls: 1. Recruiter
2. Hiring Manager 3. 3 calls in a row: other Sales Manager/Field Engineering Manager/VP of Sales
4. 30-60-90 day presentation in front of all these people.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Walk me through a deal that you closed.
What did you learn from a deal that you lost?
I applied in-person. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks in Feb 2022
Interview
Swift, with a lot of personal attention. Great guidance from the recruiting team. The process is standardized and a lot of focus on the cultural fit. Being truly customer-obsessed was also extensively discussed and validated.
