Databricks·Solutions Architect

Databricks Solutions Architect interview experience

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Negative

United KingdomPosted Sep 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

My process started with the usual normal beats—recruiter and then a manager conversation—and for the first part it felt professional.

During the manager interview, though, things turned when the interviewer focused heavily on the proprietary methodologies my current company uses. It felt like the conversation was steering toward information-gathering about competitors rather than assessing how I’d solve Databricks customer problems, and I walked away genuinely disappointed.

Later, I noticed a similar theme of how the process was handled. I was taken through rounds that included a structured coding test and then a long tech discussion, where the interviewer would acknowledge answers positively and still later reject me with

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