The hiring process at Databricks takes an average of 60 days when considering 2 user submitted interviews across all job titles. Candidates applying for Big Data Architect had the quickest hiring process (on average 60 days), whereas Big Data Architect roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 60 days).
Phone Screen is Round 1 60 min: coding session over zoom. typical Algo+CS question. They said then they will do preliminary team allocation followed by virtual onsite totaling to 5 interviews.
The process took 3 months. I interviewed at Databricks in Sep 2022
Interview
Well thought out and very detailed but also a very long and onerous process !! Multiple interviews 1) talent 2) hiring manager 3) role play 4) team interview and also a tech assessment (hard)
Long. Initial phone conversation, technical interview, technical skill assessment, 30 minute presentation in front of a panel. I was told the presentation was to be interactive, but nobody said a word. No follow up - I waited two weeks and then reached out to be told that although I did very well on the technical assessment, there were unspecified "concerns" after the presentation.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me to rate myself on SQL proficiency. I said 5 out of 5. Only question was how does a left join work. Assessment test was designed to trip you up, but once I realized that it wasn't too tough, but still took over an hour.