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 phone call with the hiring manger followed by a programming interview on a Databricks workbook with another TPM. The questions were in SQL with nothing more complex than a case statement or window function.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about a technical project you worked on and what your role was.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Databricks (Sídney) in Dec 2020
Interview
4 stage interview
1. APJ Recruiter - Sales background type questions, Why Databricks, Why Sales
2. VP of Sales Development - About the role and responsibility
3. Interview with a Sales Development Rep or Lead -
Focusing on how you handle objections, hold a conversation, need to prepare questions and interest in the SDR role
4. Country Director Interview
Direct questioning about what you know about the role your going for
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about your experience
Why Databricks and what you know about Databricks
I applied online. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2020
Interview
I was rejected at the first coding interview. 4 Codesignal questions with 1 hour and 30 minutes. At that time, I don’t have any experience for solving some coding questions, but if I practiced some leetcode medium questions, I think I will be fine.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
There was an island question and I need to remove island. The input was a 2d array matrix and islands are represented 1. You need to remove the 1’s except 1’s are connecting edges of the matrix and return it.