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Databricks AI Engineer Interview Experience

Databricks · Mid level

ResultRejected
Timespan2 weeks
DifficultyMedium
Rounds2

Interview process

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.

Interview rounds · 2

  1. 1

    Recruiter screen

    Behavioral
    1. Q1. Describe Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
    2. Q2. Tell me about a project you led end-to-end.
    3. Q3. Do you have any experience using LLMs?
  2. 2

    Phone screen

    TechnicalArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningProject Discussion
    1. Q1. What is a transformer?
    2. Q2. What is a neural network?
    3. Q3. Describe your experience with LLMs.

Tips from the candidate

The questions were not too difficult. I would tell people brush up on Spark fundamentals and have experience with AI/LLMs in production.

Company culture

Everyone in the recruiting team was top notch and professional

Details

CompanyDatabricks
RoleAI Engineer
LevelMid level
LocationUnited States
InterviewedMar 2026
Questions asked6