Solution Architect Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
April 26, 2023
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Process
It was overall a pleasant experience. The recruiter reached out after each stage to provide an update and next steps. The process was lengthy, lasting around 2 months.
- Recruiter call (30 mins) - Basic questions on experience, technical skills, and expectations.
- Hiring Manager interview (45 mins) - A more detailed interview with the hiring manager about why Databricks, certain scenarios/behavioral questions related to client/customer facing experiences, and technical skills/experiences.
- Technical Exercise - A take-home exercise to be completed over a few days using Databricks (NDA signed).
- Technical Interview (1 hour) - An interview on technical knowledge, focusing more on breadth and the ability to explain core concepts.
- Presentation/Panel Interview (1 hour) - A presentation on a previous project with technical aspects, delivered to a panel of 4-5 business and technical stakeholders. There were a couple of preparation sessions before this.
- Director call (30 mins) - An interview with the director to understand the role, including some questions on experience.
- Feedback/offer (30 mins) - This was primarily a feedback call with the recruiter and hiring manager.
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Databricks Solution Architect role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
25%
Pass Rate
Databricks's interview process for their Solution Architect roles in London, the United Kingdom is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive50%
Neutral25%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Databricks's Solution Architect interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Databricks Work Experiences
5.0
An exciting, growing, high-energy place to work with a lot of opportunity
Solution Architect • Current Employee
Portland, Oregon, United States
February 22, 2022
Pros: High Leadership Transparency
Focus on Culture
Amazing Teamwork and Support From Coworkers
Organized Onboarding
The Product is a Winner (I was a heavy user prior to working here, and I fully believe that they are set to win the future)
Cons: Lots of new people and growth can lead to disorganization of internal resources and processes.
5.0
Good Place to Work
Solution Architect • Current Employee
London, England, United Kingdom
November 9, 2023
Pros: Tech is interesting, and there is flexibility in how to do your job. Coming from another big tech company, there is no significant change.
Cons: Promotions are sometimes a little surprising.
5.0
Best Company I've ever worked for
Solution Architect • Current Employee
December 11, 2024
Pros: Great, transparent leadership. High energy & intelligent coworkers.
Cons: Work-life balance is a bit tricky.
- 5.0An exciting, growing, high-energy place to work with a lot of opportunitySolution Architect • Current EmployeePortland, Oregon, United StatesFebruary 22, 2022Pros: High Leadership Transparency Focus on Culture Amazing Teamwork and Support From Coworkers Organized Onboarding The Product is a Winner (I was a heavy user prior to working here, and I fully believe that they are set to win the future)Cons: Lots of new people and growth can lead to disorganization of internal resources and processes.
- 5.0Good Place to WorkSolution Architect • Current EmployeeLondon, England, United KingdomNovember 9, 2023Pros: Tech is interesting, and there is flexibility in how to do your job. Coming from another big tech company, there is no significant change.Cons: Promotions are sometimes a little surprising.
- 5.0Best Company I've ever worked forSolution Architect • Current EmployeeDecember 11, 2024Pros: Great, transparent leadership. High energy & intelligent coworkers.Cons: Work-life balance is a bit tricky.
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