I applied online. I interviewed at Databricks (Amsterdam) in Nov 2025
Interview
Chat with recruiter first. Then another interview doing leetcode style questions while sharing your screen with a senior and junior databricks engineer looking at your work. Cannot use any help from AI, googling etc. They want you to only focus on the leetcode, did not make it past this round.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Typical leetcode stuff; complexity, testing, style, etc.
Recruiter called after I applied online on their site. Great call, met with the hiring Manager next. Now haven't heard back in 2 weeks, ghosted I guess. My professional experience with Databricks is limited. I spent lots of times with free edition, but didn't get to that point where I could show that.
Had an initial recruiter screen for a Software Engineer position. The call lasted around 15 minutes and covered the usual ground: my background and experience, motivation for applying, current role, and salary expectations. The recruiter also gave a clear overview of teams, the product, and the full interview process ahead.
1. Phone interview with HR.
2. Technical coding question using coder pad. Have to implement from scratch.
Interview process was very fast and recruiter was friendly
Question was little vague but it seems to be leaked a lot on the internet
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Databricks?
Past experience.
Projects you have worked on