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).
Interview process consists of multiple steps including technical assessment, architecture design interview and couple of general purpose interviews. In total it might be up to five interview steps. Each of them is focused on different aspects of future work
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Design the system architecture for the specific use case
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2021
Interview
First Discussion with the recruiter, then hiring manager. After that point, there was a coding assessment, a technical interview, a presentation, and a series of 1on1 interviews. Everyone was incredibly friendly, supportive, and intelligent. The process is a bit long and involved, especially if you are interviewing other places, but it is manageable.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There is a NDA that candidates sign, but the technical interview is what one would expect. SQL, Big Data, ML, Spark, etc.
I applied online. I interviewed at Databricks in Jan 2021
Interview
The interview process was outstanding and I liked it a lot. Everything started with a usual phone-screen session and moved on to onsite with the following sections:
1. Coding and Algos
2. System design
3. Coding in a language that I've never used before (very fun section)!
4. Behavioral
Afterward, there were background checks with my former colleagues. In parallel, I had a take-home assignment. This one appeared to be pretty tough, however, I really liked it because it felt like I returned back to university times with huge assignments and zero time to do them. In the end, I went through a team matching and got a pretty good offer to an amazing team. I accepted it in the end :)
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Don't want to reveal questions that I'd probably use in the future :D
So, here is the one from the behavioral section:
Q: Tell me about the most complex project you had?