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).
classic journey starting with hiring manager, then tech assignments to finish with a challenge and motivations.
tech assignments allows to assess a minimum tech skills requirement and allows to ramp up on the technology.
Challenge is really oriented on messaging and pre-sales skills.
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describe my path and explain the main reasons why I make specific changes.
Applied through Linkedin received an email to pick an appointment for recruiter screen. No formal greetings or wishes. Got straight to tell me about your project. I went into details explained our warehouse/BI mart architecture there were some questions related.
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Asked if I resolved any performance issues related to spark. Really can't grade the interview difficulty because I had to answer a very vague questions earlier tell me about your project
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks in Apr 2024
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Good experience with both the recruitment and hiring team. Moved quickly between rounds (recruiter, hiring manager, take home, technical, and panel) and the everything was laid out very clearly. Thorough but not so much that expectations of time or preparation were ever an issue.
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Why are you interested in Databricks? (Why Databricks)