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      Software Engineer Interview

      18 May 2019
      Anonymous interview candidate
      San Francisco, CA
      No offer
      Negative experience

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA)

      Interview

      TL;DR: I should have looked at the Glassdoor reviews before picking up the phone, don't waste your time here - many red flags about their culture. • Technical sourcer reached out to me for a role that sounded great (job description was for a specific role; written to be very inclusive and right up my alley and skillset). • Technical sourcer was slow to reply, finally scheduled a recruiter call. • Recruiter said she got double-booked and rescheduled the day before. • Recruiter was late to the call, and didn't apologize or acknowledge. • Recruiter was disorganized when on the call: asked what my background was even though she was looking at my resume or LinkedIn, said they weren't looking for non-traditional backgrounds. Had an extremely haughty and dismissive attitude around my abilities (I declined to mention that I have previously had a FAANG offer.) Asked what role I applied for (hello, your technical sourcer is the one that reached out - I didn't apply to anything.) • Recruiter then said they'd be happy to do a technical interview anyway, which they outsource to a third-party company. Ghosted anyway. From this and other reviews, seems like the technical sourcer and recruiters aren't aligned at all and are fairly disorganized. It also seems like the engineers there only care about finding people who wipe themselves with red-black trees in the morning, regardless of any other applicable skills, and have enough of a better-than-thou attitude that they can't be bothered to interview the people that they'd work with day-to-day. Like hires like - maybe 300 Leetcode hard problems are really relevant to their day-to-day job. Maybe they're secretly a thinktank for solving P vs. NP. But overall, I'd avoid unless that's the kind of culture you're looking for, or love wasting your time.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      What role are you applying for?
      1 Answer
      11

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      Software Engineer Interview

      29 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Amsterdam
      No offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Databricks (Amsterdam)

      Interview

      Had an initial recruiter screen for a Software Engineer position. The call lasted around 15 minutes and covered the usual ground: my background and experience, motivation for applying, current role, and salary expectations. The recruiter also gave a clear overview of teams, the product, and the full interview process ahead.

      Software Engineer Interview

      25 Apr 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Databricks

      Interview

      1. Phone interview with HR. 2. Technical coding question using coder pad. Have to implement from scratch. Interview process was very fast and recruiter was friendly Question was little vague but it seems to be leaked a lot on the internet

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Why Databricks? Past experience. Projects you have worked on
      Answer question

      Software Engineer Interview

      18 Mar 2026
      Anonymous interview candidate
      Seattle, WA
      No offer
      Neutral experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I interviewed at Databricks (Seattle, WA)

      Interview

      didn't make it past the first technical round. questions are decently challenging (ie: leetcode med/hard level difficulty), and can range from very mathy topics to bit manipulation, to dynamic programming. be prepared for all scenarios and all topics on leetcode.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      LC med/hard level non-standard esoteric topic
      Answer question
      1