Database Developer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
July 21, 2023
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The first round is a phone interview with coding questions. The following five rounds are onsite.
The first three onsite rounds are technical questions. The fourth one is behavioral questions. The last round is a recruiter meeting.
Questions
DQ question: Find the lower time cost path from source to destination.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Databricks Database Developer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Databricks's interview process for their Database Developer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
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Neutral100%
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Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Databricks's Database Developer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Databricks Work Experiences
5.0
Great engineering and strong product focus
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 23, 2017
Pros: Databricks has a world-class engineering team and a strong eng/product focus amongst the founding and executive teams. Fast revenue growth and a chance to work on a widely adopted technology impacting the analytics space.
A culture of humility, hustle, and customer obsession. All the founders are still deeply involved in the company and help maintain the culture.
Cons: Growing pains are consistent with any startup growing at this pace. Most pains are addressed with time, but it can take time.
4.0
Hard product, messy GTM
Solutions Architect • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 27, 2023
Pros: This is a very technical product, and there is exposure to some of the world's most fun problems to solve.
Cons: Disorganized sales culture.
Lower salary compared to FAANG.
Political.
4.0
Databricks Intern Experience
Software Engineer Intern • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 19, 2025
Pros: Good mentorship from senior engineering staff.
Cons: In person 4 days a week at minimum.
- 5.0Great engineering and strong product focusSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 23, 2017Pros: Databricks has a world-class engineering team and a strong eng/product focus amongst the founding and executive teams. Fast revenue growth and a chance to work on a widely adopted technology impacting the analytics space. A culture of humility, hustle, and customer obsession. All the founders are still deeply involved in the company and help maintain the culture.Cons: Growing pains are consistent with any startup growing at this pace. Most pains are addressed with time, but it can take time.
- 4.0Hard product, messy GTMSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 27, 2023Pros: This is a very technical product, and there is exposure to some of the world's most fun problems to solve.Cons: Disorganized sales culture. Lower salary compared to FAANG. Political.
- 4.0Databricks Intern ExperienceSoftware Engineer Intern • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 19, 2025Pros: Good mentorship from senior engineering staff.Cons: In person 4 days a week at minimum.
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