Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - Sunnyvale, California
Process
The first and second rounds are coding video interviews. The interviewer would usually be helpful, giving hints about what they are expecting from the output. Next would be the managerial video interview round.
All test cases should pass to successfully proceed to the next round.
Questions
The first round was the Karat Interview round.
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Lowest common ancestor for two nodes in a graph where the parent and child relationship was given. The follow-up question was to find the oldest ancestor for a node.
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The second round involved binary vertical tree traversal in O(n) time.
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Databricks Work Experiences
- 2.0Great compensation and technology, but toxic managementSolutions Architect • Former EmployeeJuly 22, 2026Pros: The company is moving fast, and comp and equity are amazing. It is amazing technology.Cons: Management is toxic, particularly in sales and field engineering.
- 5.0Fast Growth, Immature InfraSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeMountain View, California, United StatesOctober 10, 2025Pros: Fast growth. Nice environment. Take intern projects seriously.Cons: Infrastructure is not very mature.
- 5.04+ years at DatabricksSenior Manager Solutions Architect • Current EmployeeAliso Viejo, California, United StatesJanuary 29, 2022Pros: Great benefits, including equity. Manage a fantastic group of inspired Field Engineers. The company has a great vision around Lakehouse and ML platform. Great tech, cloud/data engineering/ML, and ongoing improvements for the developer features on Databricks.Cons: There are plenty of opportunities to work on a variety of customer problems and technical issues. The surface area of our technical offering is too wide.
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