Solutions Architect Interview Experience - London, United Kingdom
Process
The Databricks interview process is screwed up big time. It is necessary that they get their act together, as many unpleasant interactions will only tarnish their reputation as a company.
I was contacted by the APAC region head for a Solutions Architect role. After a brief discussion, I was told I would be given a coding assignment to solve.
I kept following up but never received a response. Many weeks later, someone sent the assignment. I sent my code and again waited for weeks, consistently receiving the response that they hadn't graded the coding assignment.
Then, one fine day, they said they were not proceeding with my application. It was a complete waste of time and energy. I wouldn't recommend this process to anyone.
Questions
Coding assignment.
Signed NDA, so cannot share.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 11 interview experiences for the Databricks Solutions Architect role in London, United Kingdom.
Success Rate
Databricks's interview process for their Solutions Architect roles in London, the United Kingdom is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Databricks's Solutions Architect interview process in London, United Kingdom.
Databricks Work Experiences
- 5.0Great place to work!Solutions Architect • Current EmployeeGermany, GermanyOctober 14, 2025Pros: Strong innovation, awesome tech culture, home office, and many growth opportunities.Cons: Less competitive compensation, bad work-life balance.
- 3.0Great company mired by a not-great sales cultureSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeOctober 10, 2025Pros: I won't say anything surprising here: * The tech is great. I love building things with Databricks. * I believe in the executive leadership's vision. * The company is successful. I think my equity is worth something. I would write more about the pros here, but others have said most of what I could say.Cons: Small cons first: * No 401K matching. * Our infrastructure policies are weird and delete things you create after a few weeks. So you end up in a situation where that app/pipeline/ML model/agent you made doesn't work just in time for a demo sometimes. These aren't a big deal. What is a big deal is that there is not a small chance you will run into a toxic work environment as an SA. * In my less than 1 year tenure here, I've heard of multiple instances where other Solutions Architects were fired because they upset sales leadership. My AE was also fired for upsetting sales leadership. * We conduct anonymous culture surveys every six months. On a group call, a sales manager reviewed the feedback someone had written about her and attempted to identify the author of the feedback. It was uncomfortable. * I don't have the time to go into all of the insanity with Salesforce rules and reporting, or the scorecard sales execs have, or the many internal calls related to the two. I can only say no rational human will enjoy it.
- 5.0Great Culture, Smart FolksSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeOctober 9, 2025Pros: Great culture, smart colleagues, good benefits.Cons: No 401k match. WLB depends on the team.
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