Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Jose, California
June 1, 2024
Neutral ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was fairly standard.
The interviewer came with a very tight and pre-dictated agenda. They didn’t provide much wiggle room for thinking or asking questions. They were expecting very specific answers for the system design type question. I got a question about designing a Redis-kind memory store.
Questions
Design a key-value store like Redis.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 2 interview experiences for the Databricks Software Engineer role in San Jose, California.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Databricks's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Jose, 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 Software Engineer interview process in San Jose, California.
Databricks Work Experiences
3.0
High expectations but good pay
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Jose, California, United States
November 1, 2025
Pros: Good pay (mostly from stocks).
Good experience and opportunities to learn.
Solid benefits and flexible RTO.
Cons: Becoming more toxic and political.
High expectations and usually unreasonable deadlines.
Bad tech debt.
5.0
Challenging But Worth The Pay
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Jose, California, United States
February 7, 2023
Pros: Good challenge, interesting. Good pay, nice peers.
Cons: Tough. No conversion. Bad work-life balance. Ok. Ok.
5.0
Strong growth, good engineering
Software Engineer • Current Employee
Seattle, Washington, United States
November 9, 2025
Pros: Helpful colleagues, lots of opportunities for growth.
Cons: Not much. Process-heavy culture.
- 3.0High expectations but good paySoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesNovember 1, 2025Pros: Good pay (mostly from stocks). Good experience and opportunities to learn. Solid benefits and flexible RTO.Cons: Becoming more toxic and political. High expectations and usually unreasonable deadlines. Bad tech debt.
- 5.0Challenging But Worth The PaySoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Jose, California, United StatesFebruary 7, 2023Pros: Good challenge, interesting. Good pay, nice peers.Cons: Tough. No conversion. Bad work-life balance. Ok. Ok.
- 5.0Strong growth, good engineeringSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSeattle, Washington, United StatesNovember 9, 2025Pros: Helpful colleagues, lots of opportunities for growth.Cons: Not much. Process-heavy culture.
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