TheJobsMapFrontend Software Engineer
Outcome not sharedunknown. 1 round. Shared by baron816 on hn, 2023-02-21
- 1Phone screenPhone screenAlgorithm-heavy problem ending with implementing a trie. Candidate withdrew afterwards.Covered: Micro-optimization, Tries
Databricks interview questions
From 1 candidate account, updated Oct 12, 2026
- Candidate accounts
- 1
- Rounds on average
- 1
- Rounds in every loop
- 1
- Open roles at Databricks
- 895
How the loop works
This guide draws on 1 first-hand interview account from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 1 round on average, most often a phone screen.
These 1 writeup cover software engineering roles. All of them were posted under a forum handle, so we could not verify the authors’ identities.
Interview experiences at Databricks
What Databricks is hiring for now
895 open roles in our index. Advertised pay floors run $166k to $217k (median $182k, from 480 postings that state pay).
Most-posted roles
- Solutions Architect16
- Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer (FDE) - Communications, Media, Entertainment & Games14
- Sr. Solutions Architect14
- Sr. Forward Deployed Engineer12
- Lakebase Sales Specialist11
- Staff Software Engineer - Backend11
Top locations
- Mountain View89
- Bengaluru82
- San Francisco77
- London44
- Bellevue40
Open roles at Databricks
- Sr Software Engineer - Agentic Applications (Full Stack)Bengaluru, India
- Strategy & Execution ManagerLondon, United Kingdom
- AMER Energy Industry Go-To-Market (GTM) LeaderUnited States
- Sr. Forward Deployed EngineerRemote - Washington D.C.
- Sr. Forward Deployed EngineerUnited States
- Sr. Forward Deployed EngineerChicago, Illinois
Databricks interviews: FAQ
- What is the interview process like at Databricks?
- This guide draws on 1 first-hand interview account from Hacker News. Candidates describe about 1 round on average, most often a phone screen.
- What topics does Databricks test in interviews?
- Commonly reported topics include Micro-optimization, Tries.
These guides summarize public, first-hand interview experiences shared by candidates. They describe the shape of each loop and the topics that came up, not a leaked question bank, and every experience links back to its original source. Processes change often. Treat this as directional prep, not a script.