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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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.
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