Databricks Software Engineer interview experience

I had a one-hour technical screen, followed by four back-to-back interviews that included two LeetCode-style rounds, one system design round, and a behavioral round. The difficulty was high and felt like they expected optimal solutions rather than partial correctness.

I remember it being especially hard to keep track of time across back-to-back coding and design conversations. The coding rounds were followed by additional discussion, and the system design segment stood out as one of the toughest parts of the loop. I was rejected after that full sequence, and what I found frustrating was that