The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks
Interview
Recruiter was initially friendly but later was not responsive. Questions were not hard and except for one interviewer that was really not nice the rest of interviewers were smart and nice and enjoyed the interaction. Topics include multi threading and low-level system design, high-level system design, behavioral questions. I really liked they do not include leet-coding and that questions are more related to the job.
I definitely got the feeling that company is not respecting your time fully since interview process is super long, including 6 interviews, one of which includes reading a paper ahead and a take home exam, while they are not responsive during the recruiting process. I also got mixed signals, I was told that I will be getting an offer, talked with people in my future team, then later got semi-ghosted and finally was told I was rejected with a very vague reason. Similar thing happened to other people I know. I respect the company is very hot right now but it’s not a justification to not respect the candidates.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Respecting the NDA so not adding any specific questions
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
didn't make it past the first technical round. questions are decently challenging (ie: leetcode med/hard level difficulty), and can range from very mathy topics to bit manipulation, to dynamic programming. be prepared for all scenarios and all topics on leetcode.