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).
One question, pertaining to deque. It involved utilizing the data structure to get top K sorted elements. Overall, the interviewers were nice and helpful. The question was a standard LeetCode style question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Short behavioral, then LeetCode style technical question.
I applied online. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Databricks (Bengaluru) in Jul 2022
Interview
For me It was just three rounds interview which were back to back.
FIrstly, the HR/Manager called and had phone interview with me.
After that, some technical questions on networking, operating system, and cloud.
Asked me questions on experience.
I applied online. The process took 3 days. I interviewed at Databricks in Sep 2025
Interview
The interview process is very automated, not personalised. I had an initial call with a recruiter, then she never got back to me with any feedback, and never responded to my follow ups (in UK). Not a great candidate experience