I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 days. I interviewed at Databricks (Berkeley, CA) in Aug 2014
Interview
4 technical interviews on either algorithms or coding questions. 1 interview with CEO about background and general back and forth. Casual lunch with Databricks folks. Take home coding assignment that took about 6 hours to complete.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Write the code to find the median of an array in expected constant time. Now do it assuming the array is distributed across many machines.
Had an initial recruiter screen for a Software Engineer position. The call lasted around 15 minutes and covered the usual ground: my background and experience, motivation for applying, current role, and salary expectations. The recruiter also gave a clear overview of teams, the product, and the full interview process ahead.
1. Phone interview with HR.
2. Technical coding question using coder pad. Have to implement from scratch.
Interview process was very fast and recruiter was friendly
Question was little vague but it seems to be leaked a lot on the internet
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why Databricks?
Past experience.
Projects you have worked on
didn't make it past the first technical round. questions are decently challenging (ie: leetcode med/hard level difficulty), and can range from very mathy topics to bit manipulation, to dynamic programming. be prepared for all scenarios and all topics on leetcode.