The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (New Delhi)
Interview
Very lengthy process, many unnecessary rounds
Phone screening
Hiring manager
Take home assessment
Team 1 to 1
Presentation
Multiple Sync ups
Every round was excellent, they send prompt feedback and congratulations, finally one fine morning their position is put on hold.
In last sync up the skill is no match.
Total waste of time and energy. Also their budget is very limited, discuss salary expectations before proceeding. After 7 rounds of interviews they said they will try to match existing CTC.
I applied online and was contacted by a recruiter for an initial call. My background and experience were not aligned with the role, so we did not proceed to the next round.
Unfortunately, the interview experience was not very positive. The recruiter was late to the scheduled call, and the communication style felt somewhat one-sided and pushy rather than collaborative. I would have appreciated a more balanced and respectful conversation.
Multiple rounds of interview , take home assessment was not very tough . But panel presentation round was tough , it seems they want candidate who can wow them even though all rounds went fine .
I go the first phone call which went pretty well. Then I passed a first panel round on simple architecture. Did first round technical round, but never heard back again.