Databricks

Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

November 1, 2017

Negative ExperienceNo Offer

Process

HR phone call, phone interview, take-home coding assignment, ... After I spent 2 days working on that coding assignment, they sent me a reject letter. Before my submission, an engineer from this company called me and discussed this project. He said I was on the right track and was doing great. Afterwards I asked for feedback; it was all silence. No one replied anymore. It was a completely waste of time. Don't fall for it, guys. If your time is precious, don't waste any on this company.

Questions

SQL Query String Split.

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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.

Success Rate

8%

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 Work Experiences

Micromanagement and Poor WLB :(

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Pre-IPO company, so stock growth is expected. New hires are paid well. Interesting problem space, with smart leaders in the field.

Cons: Micromanagement all the way from the top down. This starts from the CEO and trickles down the management chain. Company and management are dismissive of WLB concerns.

Micromanagement and Poor WLB :(

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Pre-IPO company, so stock growth is expected. New hires are paid well. Interesting problem space, with smart leaders in the field.

Cons: Micromanagement all the way from the top down. This starts from the CEO and trickles down the management chain. Company and management are dismissive of WLB concerns.

Treated me good

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Good hybrid, only on site one day a week. And good benefits.

Cons: They change which site you work at often. You could be driving either 30 minutes or 2 hours.

Treated me good

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Good hybrid, only on site one day a week. And good benefits.

Cons: They change which site you work at often. You could be driving either 30 minutes or 2 hours.

Databricks Software Engineer

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Great exposure to different leaders - Core product is fun to work on

Cons: - Most of salary is given as stock. - Won't IPO soon.

Databricks Software Engineer

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Great exposure to different leaders - Core product is fun to work on

Cons: - Most of salary is given as stock. - Won't IPO soon.

Micromanagement and Poor WLB :(

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Pre-IPO company, so stock growth is expected. New hires are paid well. Interesting problem space, with smart leaders in the field.

Cons: Micromanagement all the way from the top down. This starts from the CEO and trickles down the management chain. Company and management are dismissive of WLB concerns.

2.0
Micromanagement and Poor WLB :(
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 2, 2021
Pros: Pre-IPO company, so stock growth is expected. New hires are paid well. Interesting problem space, with smart leaders in the field.
Cons: Micromanagement all the way from the top down. This starts from the CEO and trickles down the management chain. Company and management are dismissive of WLB concerns.

Treated me good

Software Engineer • Former Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: Good hybrid, only on site one day a week. And good benefits.

Cons: They change which site you work at often. You could be driving either 30 minutes or 2 hours.

5.0
Treated me good
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 2, 2024
Pros: Good hybrid, only on site one day a week. And good benefits.
Cons: They change which site you work at often. You could be driving either 30 minutes or 2 hours.

Databricks Software Engineer

Software Engineer • Current Employee

San Francisco, California, United States

Pros: - Great exposure to different leaders - Core product is fun to work on

Cons: - Most of salary is given as stock. - Won't IPO soon.

5.0
Databricks Software Engineer
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
June 30, 2025
Pros: - Great exposure to different leaders - Core product is fun to work on
Cons: - Most of salary is given as stock. - Won't IPO soon.

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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