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).
Initial hr round pretty easy. Full loop was an absolute disaster. Their prep sheet was nowhere close to what was asked. I wasted three full weeks preparing for this and the full loop was just whatever the interviewers decided to ask that day. Deep econometrics theory for the design round and an absolute monstrosity of a sql problem for the coding round. Don't worry about practicing hard problems. Nobody except the interviewer would be able to solve the problem. The interview seemed more like an attempt at "do you see how smart we are" rather than trying to hire someone.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks in Dec 2025
Interview
a back to back interview, each one takes one hour. First interview is about system design coding, second interview is about algorithm coding. You have about 40 minutes to do each coding, and they will ask you further questions.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (Belgrade) in Jan 2026
Interview
First, there was a brief HR interview 15-30min. The recruiter explains the whole hiring process, which consists of 4 interviews, including this one.
The second and third interviews were on algorithms and data structures, and on system design.
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