Databricks Engineering Manager Interview Experience
Databricks · Staff
Interview process
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..
I was able to give a high-level design of working solution with several area I proactively did deep dive, interviewer also dig in other areas. During those digging into details since I didn't have the actual experience building such an app in real work, I asked for hints (twice), that probably didn't click with the interviewer.
Interview rounds · 2
- 1
Recruiter screen
- Q1. Tell me about yourself.
- 2
Phone screen
System Design- Q1. Design Slack.
Tips from the candidate
I wasn't really surprised by the question nor the interview process, but thought asking for some hints for areas I actually don't know was okay - my question may be too basic for interviewer to see it as a red flag. So be mindful about your question, prepare well for system design basics using web sources.
Company culture
I only get to meet the hiring manager of the team at the beginning, they were able to give me a good picture of the team's scope and roadmap.
My system design interviewer wasn't from same team.