Databricks·Solutions Architect

Databricks Solutions Architect interview experience

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United StatesPosted May 2025 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I started with a fairly standard intro interview with a hiring manager, and it went normally until a particular question I wasn’t ready for.

I knew the role would involve customers, but I didn’t realize how project-management heavy it would be, and that mismatch was what tripped me up.

What made it feel worse was the overall sense that the process itself was a bit outdated and drawn-out for the level of focus I expected. The questions were predictable, and the length of the journey made it feel more like an ordeal than a sharp evaluation.

I didn’t get an offer, and I left with mixed feelings: I could handle the technical and customer angle, but I wasn’t expecting the interview to test project-management instincts as intensely as

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