Software Engineering Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Databricks with 3.8 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 55% positive. To compare, the company-average is 47.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineering Intern roles take an average of 42 days to get hired, when considering 11 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Databricks overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Databricks as a Software Engineering Intern according to 11 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
One on one interview: 33%
Skills test: 22%
Personality test: 11%
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The Databricks interview process typically includes an initial recruiter screening, a technical interview focused on data engineering or machine learning, followed by a coding challenge, system design, and a cultural fit interview.
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Databricks in Sep 2025
Interview
It starts with the introduction. Then give you a code question. you need to explain your thought of the algorithm to solve this question. Then write the code and do the self-check
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Tic-tac-toe with N*N board and the length of win line varies.
I applied online. I interviewed at Databricks (Mountain View, CA) in Sep 2025
Interview
Two technical Questions --> One Algorithms and one Technical Question. Two back to back interviews one hour each. Small behavioral section and technical as well. Walk through your solution for each with follow ups as well.
I had a phone screen and two sets of technical interviews afterwards. Each interview had one question, and they were about medium/hard-level data structures and algorithm questions that require an implementation and complexity analysis.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implementing TicTacToe game that may have various shapes