Me postulé en línea. El proceso tomó 5 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Databricks (Londres, Inglaterra) en mar 2022
Entrevista
Total of 7 - 9 Interviews, what a typical unicorn or technology based company will take on likes of AWS, Microsoft or Google.
Each Interview was stitched to challenge & test the candidates technical, morale and cultural aspect.
First 3 Interviews: Who you are, what you do and what you are capable of?
Test & Architecture Round: How much you can push yourself and how much you can think? Test consists of several challenges and may take a week or two depending on the role you applied for and Architecture design round is something that tests you on your thinking capabilities and problem solving skills.
Last 3 Interviews: This is more on who you are in-person, will you be a fit? Consider this as someone interviewing you for a Brotherhood or X-Men :P
After all the Interviews are done, then a final round will tell you if you're being selected and then the process starts.
Now the process is also 5-star or 7-star as they really go in deep background checks on all fronts and they really validate whatever you've said in the Interview and then the Offer is made.
Personally, whenever I passed a round my morale and enthusiasm was boosted as it does sound like a brotherhood and they really need like-minded people to work in the company.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Q: Describe your entire career path?
Q: How Apache Spark works and deep technicalities in each phase of data engineering and machine learning
Q: Basic methodologies question on ways of working
Q: Technical Test and Architecture Round much of their you have to produce some artifacts for them to validate and make sure if you're capable of working in Apache Spark environment
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. Acudí a una entrevista en Databricks (Londres, Inglaterra) en oct 2025
Entrevista
Clear structure as far as stages are concerned. Although I have not had strict Databricks/Spark experience I was approached by the Databricks recruiter, was given the opportunity to go ahead with the interview and passed the technical stages, was told i did not do as well at project and Architecture SME stage, with very superficial verbal feedback, no written feedback was provided.
Me postulé en persona. Acudí a una entrevista en Databricks en sep 2025
Entrevista
Rejected in last round as they found a cheaper candidate. No concrete feedback shared yet. There were many rounds to prepare a candidate but then there is no proper feedback which help you get an offer.
Preguntas de entrevista [1]
Pregunta 1
Mostly on Databricks features, Architecture, customer prep stories.
Me postulé a través de un reclutador. El proceso tomó 2 meses. Acudí a una entrevista en Databricks (Londres, Inglaterra) en jun 2025
Entrevista
The process consisted of six rounds over nearly two months, including:
• A take-home technical coding assignment
• Technical deep dive (Spark, cloud, architecture)
• Project delivery discussion
• Architecture & SME panel
• Executive round
• (Supposed) Hiring Manager wrap-up
Each round was structured and relevant to the role. I appreciated the depth and the quality of questions, and the interviewers were professional and respectful throughout.
Unfortunately, after progressing through all six rounds — and investing significant time and effort (even during my paternity leave) — I received a generic rejection email stating that I was “not selected due to technical reasons.” There was no opportunity to receive feedback, nor was the final wrap-up interview (as outlined in their own interview guide) conducted.
If technical fit was a concern, it’s unclear why the process proceeded through so many late-stage interviews. It felt like a poor use of candidate time, with no closure, despite the heavy investment on both sides.