Databricks

Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

July 7, 2023

Neutral ExperienceNo Offer

Process

Contacted by a recruiter, I set up a phone screen for a month away. The phone screen involved an algorithms problem. I was immediately rejected after the phone screen, so make sure your phone screener likes you.

Questions

Shortest Path with Obstacles in a 2x2 Matrix

There are multiple modes of "transport", with each transport having a time and cost associated. Find the fastest/cheapest mode of transport.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 24 interview experiences for the Databricks Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

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Pass Rate

Databricks's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive33%

Neutral21%

Negative46%

Candidates reported having negative feelings for Databricks's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

Databricks Interview Questions

Design Hit Counter

Medium

Design a hit counter to track the number of hits recorded in the past 5 minutes. Implement methods to record a hit and retrieve the total hits in the past 5 minutes.

Arrays

Design Tic-Tac-Toe

Medium

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.

Arrays

IP to CIDR

Medium

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