A recruiter contacted me about a week after submitting the application and asked to pick multiple 1-hour slots for scheduling a technical algorithms based round. I received the invite in a few days.
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Question 1
Related to finding an efficient path from source to destination with different constraints like mode of transport, cost, time etc.
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA) in Apr 2023
Interview
Interviewed 2023 April phone screen for Senior SWE position. This was one of the most unpleasant interview experiences in my life. The interviewer was very hostile and was only trying to fail me. Although I solved 2 LC mediums, I was rejected. It was a total waste of time
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Contacted by recruiter, set up phone screen for a month away. Phone screen was an algorithms problem, immediately rejected after phone screen, so make sure your phone screen-er likes you.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Shortest Path with Obstacles in a 2x2 matrix, there are multiple modes of "transport" with each transport having a time and cost associated. Find the fastest/cheapest mode of transport.