Software Engineer Graduate 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 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
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Went through an initial HR interview, asking about university, grades, ambitions and future plans. After passing, there were two coding interviews, both in Leetcode medium difficulty. The interviewers were helpful and patient.
A classic technical interview involves solving a LeetCode-style problem live on a call, explaining reasoning aloud, handling edge cases, and collaborating under pressure with a senior engineer during evaluation process
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
A grid question about finding the shortest route (in time) using DFS or BFS
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (Amsterdam) in Oct 2025
Interview
The application involved an initial phone screening followed by two technical interviews, both of which were Data Sctructures & Algorithm problems + some minor system design. There was supposed to be a behavioral interview after but I did not get there. The inverviewers were very nice and helpful.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data Structures and Algorithms, Leetcode medium-hard style questions