Solutions Architect Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
This was the stupidest and longest interview process ever in my life.
You can get three different jobs for the length of one job interview here.
It involved:
- HR screening
- Hiring manager interview
- Technical interview
- Take-home assessment
- Panel interview with 5-6 people
- Then one more team member from the business sales team
- Then one more, and one more.
It kept going.
In the end, when they were finally ready to offer, they asked for references even before giving an offer. The hiring manager then reached out to all the references with a 30-minute call each.
How much free time do they have?
So much micromanagement at the time of taking interviews itself.
Questions
Spark related questions. Architecture related questions. Constant meetings with HM before the panel interview to take their feedback and prepare accordingly.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 7 interview experiences for the Databricks Solutions Architect role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Databricks's interview process for their Solutions Architect roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Databricks's Solutions Architect interview process in San Francisco, California.
Databricks Work Experiences
- 5.0Great Learning, Lots Of WorkSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 15, 2024Pros: Excellent people and learning environment.Cons: Many new products have to be launched, and a lot of work is involved.
- 5.0Amazing company, but politics limitingSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 17, 2024Pros: Smart people, lots of cool projects and tracks. Good compensation.Cons: Politics limit the cohesiveness of the product, with engineers leading product management decisions. Hyper-focused on tenure over anything else for promotion.
- 4.0Great product, trustworthy leadership, cooperative teamsSolutions Architect • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJune 21, 2023Pros: It's a great product that meets the moment "big data" is currently having. Very strong leaders. Solution architect peers are extremely strong and collaborative.Cons: The Databricks platform encompasses a lot of territory, and even after a year, I still feel like I'm coming up to speed.
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