One-hour technical interview with algorithms. Need some knowledge about IP and CIDR addresses. The overall interview experience is good and the interviewer is very helpful. Got rejected one week after the interview.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a list of CIDR addresses, check if an IP address satisfies all the requirements in the list.
I was asked a fairly complicated, abstract algorithms question that reduced to a leetcode medium level problem. I reduced it to the leetcode medium but didn't know how to solve it. The interviewer was helpful and engaged, though, and did his best to work with me. Ultimately a positive experience.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA) in Jun 2022
Interview
Mostly a negative experience
- The recruiter was unresponsive and did not response to my email a few times
- One interviewer failed to show up (had to reschedule)
- Many of the interviewers struggled to explain or answer clarifying questions.
- Interviewers' tone felt combative
Phone screen
- one coding question
Onsite (recruiter sent prep material)
- two coding questions (leetcode hard)
- two system design questions
- one behavioral with hiring manager