I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (San Francisco, CA) in June 2019
Interview
This was a terrible experience. I was referred by an employee and had a call with a recruiter that same day. Things went great and we instantly scheduled a phone interview with the SDR manager - went great again. Came in for the onsite, 4 30 minute interviews - all fantastic with great responses from the interviewers. The recruiter called me two hours after my interview with an offer - I accepted and declined all other active offers. Next steps were to get references then begin on background checks. I get the references completed - two weeks goes by, and during this time I was constantly talking to the recruiter about next steps and he consistently said they we're just waiting on the paperwork from HR. Two weeks after my verbal offer - I get a call (thinking it was about the status of the paperwork) but I was informed that management had decided to pull my offer. After two weeks of being strung on, I now had no offer and had declined all previous offers. I tried reaching out to upper-level management multiple times but got no reply. The SDR managers were very helpful - they offered to help me find another job since this company had put me in such a horrible position. I commend them for that. But the unprofessional actions displayed by the upper-level management can not go unnoticed. I am now out of a job, with bills to pay, and no leads on new avenues of employment. This is really disappointing considering I was extremely excited to work for Databricks, and I had turned down offers from large, long-standing companies. Thanks, Databricks.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (New York, NY)
Interview
First there was a phone screening, recruiter was very nice and it was straightforward, she talked about salary, job description and talked about next steps. Then there was a Zoom interview with the Hiring Manager who was extremely nice, outgoing and interested in the conversation. Last interview was a role-play and then another conversation with an SDR.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tell me about yourself Why Databricks How do you keep yourself organized Why should we hire you and not another candidate
1. Recruiter Screening
2. Hiring manager round (includes one mock cold call)
Interviewer was rude, keep looking down at something the entire time and was not actively listening. I eventually was rejected and I’m glad I did because I would’ve declined the offer anyway. I had high expectations about databricks being a revolutionary company but if this is the kind of people that the company has, then I’d stay away from it.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What is Databricks
Why do you want to join databricks
Tell me about a time you mentored someone
Tell me about a time you failed
Why Sales?
What resources do you use to keep yourself updated (books, podcasts, other sources..)
I applied online. The process took 1+ week. I interviewed at Databricks (London, England)
Interview
Process was straightforward, people I spoke to along the way were very friendly and approachable. I don’t think that I fit what they were looking for but the experience itself was positive. No feedback offered.