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).
A classic technical interview involves solving a LeetCode-style problem live on a call, explaining reasoning aloud, handling edge cases, and collaborating under pressure with a senior engineer during evaluation process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A grid question about finding the shortest route (in time) using DFS or BFS
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Databricks in Dec 2025
Interview
1 recruiter round, 1 OA, 1 behavioral, 1 technical interview, 1 hiring manager presentation round. this was for the L3 early career position - the technical round wasn't so much grilling but around talking through projects you've worked on and the technical pieces there. the presentation was about presenting a project you recently worked on and trying to deliver a cohesive presentation to folks hearing/learning about it for the first time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
common behavior questions: why databricks? tell me about projects you've worked on. tell me about a biggest weakness, etc
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (Belgrade) in Dec 2025
Interview
At the start was 20 min interview with a recruiter. 2 weeks later were technical interviews (Coding and Algo). In 10 day I have final interview with senior engineering leader.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They asked me about my CV at the first interview. At the technical interviews were to leetcode style problems.