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Databricks Solutions Engineer Interview Questions

The questions to prepare for a Databricks Solutions Engineer interview. Questions from real interview reports rank first. Updated weekly.

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Sales & CustomerStart here. 4 questions · ~32 min
Advise on Client Infrastructure DeploymentMedium

Assesses customer-facing technical advisory and practical deployment experience.

InfrastructureDatabricks
Cloud and Networking ExperienceMedium

Assesses readiness to architect solutions in cloud environments for Databricks customers.

NetworkingCloudawsDatabricks
Explain a Business Problem ProjectMedium

Assesses ability to connect technical work to measurable business outcomes.

data engineeringbusiness problemDatabricks
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SQL & Data Manipulation6 questions + 3 drills · ~78 min
Spark Internals and ScalingHard

Evaluates deep understanding of Spark execution and scaling behavior.

sparkDatabricks
Data Analytics and SQL PracticeMedium

Evaluates hands-on data manipulation skills relevant to Databricks workflows.

pandassqlDatabricks
CI/CD for Data PipelinesHard

Assesses ability to operationalize reliable delivery for Databricks data workflows.

data engineeringCI/CDDatabricks
Clean Event Statuses for AnalysisEasy
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Clean raw status text with TRIM and LOWER, filter unusable rows, and count usable events by cleaned status.

Data WranglingETLQualityDatabricks
7-Day Rolling Active UsersMedium
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Compute daily active users and a 7-day rolling average using a CTE, distinct counts, and window functions.

Window FunctionsDate FunctionsRunning TotalsMetaSpotifyMeta IT
Aggregate Support Ticket ThemesEasy
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Count recurring high-confidence ticket themes in April using joins, filtering, and grouped aggregation.

Data WranglingGroup ByAggregationsDatabricks
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Behavioral & Leadership15 questions · ~120 min
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More topics2 questions · ~16 min
Deadlock in ConcurrencyMedium

Tests understanding of concurrency issues and how they manifest in systems.

deadlockconcurrencyDatabricks
Deadlock and JVM TroubleshootingMedium

Tests debugging skills for JVM-related problems that may arise in data systems.

TroubleshootingDatabricks

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