I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks in Apr 2024
Interview
Good experience with both the recruitment and hiring team. Moved quickly between rounds (recruiter, hiring manager, take home, technical, and panel) and the everything was laid out very clearly. Thorough but not so much that expectations of time or preparation were ever an issue.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why are you interested in Databricks? (Why Databricks)
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.