Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Databricks with 3 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 3 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Databricks overall takes an average of 36 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Databricks as a Software Engineer according to 3 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 100%
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Recruiter called after I applied online on their site. Great call, met with the hiring Manager next. Now haven't heard back in 2 weeks, ghosted I guess. My professional experience with Databricks is limited. I spent lots of times with free edition, but didn't get to that point where I could show that.
I applied online. I interviewed at Databricks (Amsterdam) in Mar 2026
Interview
technical screening (1 round) + vitural onsite (4 rounds)
vitrual onsite consists of:
2 algorithm and coding
1 concurrent programming
1 BQ
The concurrent programming is extrmely hard. They will dive deep into details and let you compare different solutions.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How can you balance between latency and throughput by setting the buffer size in a WAL writter
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.