Databricks·Software Engineer

Databricks Software Engineer interview experience

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Hard

Negative

NetherlandsPosted Apr 2026 · Candidate report, summarized by Dataford

I went through a standard behavioral HR screen first, and it had the typical setup: questions about my experience and motivations.

I also got a pretty direct hint about what to expect next, including the expectation that I should be ready for LeetCode hard.

The technical stage hit that head-on. My first technical round was a LeetCode hard, and honestly it was the most difficult technical interview I’d taken, even compared to experiences from past internships. The second technical round focused on DSA with a heavy emphasis on complexity and efficiency—more of a reasoning and optimization walkthrough than just getting an answer. This whole sequence felt very demanding, but also very clear about what they were testing.

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