Databricks

Software Developer Interview Experience - Canada

September 7, 2020

Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

I applied online and received the coding assessment through CodeSignal.

I completed the CodeSignal assessment and was only able to fully answer two out of four questions. I also got some test cases correct for the other two questions.

Questions

Code signal questions: two were on arrays and two were related to graphs.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Databricks Software Developer role in Canada.

Success Rate

0%

Pass Rate

Databricks's interview process for their Software Developer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Databricks's Software Developer interview process in Canada.

Databricks Work Experiences

Great opportunities and pay in a competitive environment

Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: - Great Opportunities - Great Pay - Good Learning Experience - Great Perks

Cons: A very competitive environment in the company.

Great opportunities and pay in a competitive environment

Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: - Great Opportunities - Great Pay - Good Learning Experience - Great Perks

Cons: A very competitive environment in the company.

Fast-moving company with exciting tech!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Amsterdam, Netherlands

January 11, 2021

Pros: You get to work on stuff that's pushing the boundaries of what data analytics systems can do and how fast they can do it. The people are super friendly and helpful.

Cons: There are a lot of meetings spread throughout almost every workday. This makes it a bit tricky to get into the "zone" sometimes.

Fast-moving company with exciting tech!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Amsterdam, Netherlands

January 11, 2021

Pros: You get to work on stuff that's pushing the boundaries of what data analytics systems can do and how fast they can do it. The people are super friendly and helpful.

Cons: There are a lot of meetings spread throughout almost every workday. This makes it a bit tricky to get into the "zone" sometimes.

A True Rocket Ship!

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Pros: Never a Boring Day Perks Pay Fun Tech Stack Lots to Learn

Cons: This is barely a con, but Databricks is growing very fast, so there's lots to do until the head count catches up to the work.

A True Rocket Ship!

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Pros: Never a Boring Day Perks Pay Fun Tech Stack Lots to Learn

Cons: This is barely a con, but Databricks is growing very fast, so there's lots to do until the head count catches up to the work.

Great opportunities and pay in a competitive environment

Software Developer • Current Employee

Pros: - Great Opportunities - Great Pay - Good Learning Experience - Great Perks

Cons: A very competitive environment in the company.

4.0
Great opportunities and pay in a competitive environment
Software Developer • Current Employee
Pune
May 14, 2026
Pros: - Great Opportunities - Great Pay - Good Learning Experience - Great Perks
Cons: A very competitive environment in the company.

Fast-moving company with exciting tech!

Software Engineer • Current Employee

Amsterdam, Netherlands

January 11, 2021

Pros: You get to work on stuff that's pushing the boundaries of what data analytics systems can do and how fast they can do it. The people are super friendly and helpful.

Cons: There are a lot of meetings spread throughout almost every workday. This makes it a bit tricky to get into the "zone" sometimes.

5.0
Fast-moving company with exciting tech!
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Amsterdam, Netherlands
January 11, 2021
Pros: You get to work on stuff that's pushing the boundaries of what data analytics systems can do and how fast they can do it. The people are super friendly and helpful.
Cons: There are a lot of meetings spread throughout almost every workday. This makes it a bit tricky to get into the "zone" sometimes.

A True Rocket Ship!

Solutions Architect • Current Employee

Durham, North Carolina, United States

Pros: Never a Boring Day Perks Pay Fun Tech Stack Lots to Learn

Cons: This is barely a con, but Databricks is growing very fast, so there's lots to do until the head count catches up to the work.

5.0
A True Rocket Ship!
Solutions Architect • Current Employee
Durham, North Carolina, United States
March 15, 2022
Pros: Never a Boring Day Perks Pay Fun Tech Stack Lots to Learn
Cons: This is barely a con, but Databricks is growing very fast, so there's lots to do until the head count catches up to the work.

Databricks Interview Questions

Design Hit Counter

Design a hit counter that records hits and retrieves the number of hits in the past 5 minutes. You need to implement methods to record a hit and get the total hits in a sliding window.

Design Tic-Tac-Toe

Implement a Tic-Tac-Toe game where players take turns placing their marks. Design the game logic to efficiently determine the winner after each move.

IP to CIDR

Convert an IP address and a number of addresses to a CIDR block representation. Find the smallest list of CIDR blocks that covers the specified range of IP addresses.

Bit Manipulation

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