It was a pretty unique interview process. Started with phone screen, coding challenge, on-site which was 4 rounds.
Standard questions, ranging from streaming algorithms to system design. I'd recommend brushing up on web technologies, system design and having a good understanding of Databricks products and what the company does as a whole. Positive interview experience.
I applied through other source. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2021
Interview
My Databricks interview process went very smoothly. There was a time crunch on my side, but Databricks turned around everything very quickly, faster than any other company I was interviewing with. The process was well planned and logistics were smooth. The interview questions were fair and typical for the level of and role, and I felt I got a really good chance to learn about the company and team during our conversations. The initial offer was respectful, which I appreciated and communication was solid throughout.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical Senior SWE interview questions with good focus on domain expertise.
I applied online. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2021
Interview
The interview process had multiple rounds:
1. Phone Screen (2 questions - LC Medium level)
2. HM round via phone (Informational interview)
3. Virtual Onsites - 5 rounds
4. Take home project that takes a day or two to solve.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Virtual onsite questions:
- High level system design (servers, loadbalancers, etc)
- Low level system design (Multi thread, IPC, etc)
- Algo (LC Medium)
- Behavioral
- Special Round