Databricks Interview Experiences & Questions
11 real Databricks interviews shared by candidates: every round, the questions they were asked, how they answered, and whether they got the offer. Latest: Oct 2026.
What to expect at Databricks
Based on 11 real interviews
By role
The Databricks interview process
Most common round types: Behavioral (5), System Design (4), Coding (3), Machine Learning (2), Project Discussion (2), Technical (2).
Real Databricks interview questions
- Why do you want to work at Databricks?
- Where are you based out of?
- Solve this practical coding problem in a notebook.
- How do you forecast demand for a new product with no historical data?
- What is a transformer?
- Write me a SQL query.
- You have city traffic data. Build me a system to improve traffic in this city.
- Write a PRD for any Databricks product.
- Tell me about yourself.
- Tell me about a client-facing experience.
- DSA-style question, approx. Leetcode medium
- Design Slack.
- What is a neural network?
- Walk me through a small architecture problem or mini decomp.
- Tell me about your current role.
- Tell me about a time you owned something end to end.
- 2 DSA-style questions (live coding and explanation)
- Design Seller Platform
- Describe your experience with LLMs.
- Why Databricks?
- Tell me about a time you had to move very fast.
- Implement a way to track customer revenue and query data points above a threshold.
- Why are you leaving?
- Talk me through your work experience in the past year.
- Optimal Commute Path
- Why do you want to be a Product Manager?
- Walk me through your resume.
- What are you looking for in your next opportunity?
- Tell me about a technical challenge that you have overcome.
- Describe Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
- You're a PM at United Airlines. How would you identify and solve the biggest problem in the post-booking experience?
- Tell me about a project you led end-to-end.
- Propose a feature to improve your experience
- Do you have any experience using LLMs?
- Explain your background
- Tell me about your past projects.
- python coding assesment
- Tell me about an interesting technical problem from your past internship.
- What's the difference between a data lake and a data warehouse?
- Data engineering python project
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All 11 Databricks interview experiences
“Databricks tries to prepare you well by giving very elaborate instructions on what to expect and how to prepare”
“The process was quite straightforward. I had time to work on my PRD assignment and the guidelines were helpful. The only thing is that because you only get a week to complete it, the work can be…”
“I got reached out by HM directly, then recruiter call with some hygiene questions - they asked me to prepare well for system design as most candidate chipped during that round. So was I eventually..…”
“Overall process is good, recruiter moves fast, interviewer is collaborative. The expectation for coding round is high - aim for optimal and bug-free solution.”
“Quite long and exhausting. Hiring manager was cheerful and helpful, did his best along the way, but some of further interviewers were quite detached”
“The team prepares you well for each interview. There is a slicksheet that they give you that describes each section. Very well organized interview process.”
“When I went through Databricks, it honestly felt like a Palantir-style FDE loop had been transplanted over. The decomp round was so vague that if I skipped stakeholder questions and KPIs and jumped…”
“I have 2 technical screens and the bar for EM for system designs is very high. The recruiter communication was very good. However the process took very long.”
“The process was pretty straightforward, basically just Leetcode-style technical questions. The final behavioral round was with an engineering manager and he was very interested in my past internship…”
“Fairly standard recruiter screen -> initial 1hr coding interview (for new grad position). The interviewer hinted that there would be a follow up part of the question, but I didn't have time to get…”
“It was longer than anticipated be sure to give sr level answers and show you know the difference between design trade offs”
Frequently asked questions
How many rounds are in the Databricks interview?
Candidates report a typical 2 rounds, usually including a recruiter screen, online assessment, phone screen, take-home assignment.
How hard is the Databricks interview?
Candidates rate it 3.4/5 on average (medium), across 11 interviews.
How long does the Databricks hiring process take?
About 4 weeks from first contact to decision, based on reported timelines.
What percentage of Databricks candidates get an offer?
33% of candidates with a final result got an offer (3 of 9).
What does the Databricks interview focus on?
The most common round types are Behavioral, System Design, Coding, Machine Learning.