1 tech screen which is just some leetcode problem -> virtual onsite (1 leetcode style problem, 1 coding / implementation, 1 architecture / system design, 1 behavioral). Overall wouldn't say it was that difficult besides system design which I haven't done for new grad
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks in Aug 2025
Interview
I was invited to Brickfest and got a free interview from that. The interview was slightly harder than made expected at Brickfest, but still pretty easy overall (lc medium ish). It was suggested to me that the interview would be implementation-type questions rather than leetcode, but the interview was still leetcode. After passing the interview, I was pretty aggressively pressed by the recruiter about my other offers and interview processes, which reflected poorly on the company culture (few of my friends had this experience as well). I would've done the final onsite to see what they're offering, but the 5 hour total duration was way too long and I'd rather spend time prepping for my other interviews so I dropped out. Interviewers are nice and Brickfest was fun though.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
What other companies are you in process with, at what stage, and what's the deadline? Do you have offers from any other companies? How do you weigh Databricks against those other offers?
Horrible interviewing experience. My interviewer got changed 4 times. During the interview, interviewer stopped every two seconds to ask clarifying questions about my implementation, as they didn't know how a BFS worked. Drained all my time so I didn't get to run my code. Overall, very dissapointed.