Databricks·Software Engineer

Databricks Software Engineer interview experience

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United StatesPosted Nov 2023 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I ran into the process through an online assessment first, then moved into interviews only if I cleared that gate.

The assessment had four questions, starting with an easy one and then shifting to three medium-to-hard prompts with hidden test cases. I didn’t finish one of the later problems, and that uncertainty hung over the next steps.

On the technical side, I did have at least one system-design-style question that was fairly straightforward compared to what I expected, along with the more standard coding and algorithm discussion. Still, it felt somewhat interviewer-dependent—another person I knew had a totally different take.

In a separate attempt, I scored very high on CodeSignal but still didn’t

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