Databricks Backend Engineer interview questions and process

Updated · 13 sources

Hiring Pulse: where Databricks candidates are right now

Dated status reports from public Reddit threads and anonymous PortLume reports, updated Oct 16. Not official Databricks data.

  • 1 status reports in the last 7 days
  • Not enough data yet: median from final interview to a decision shows at 5+ people
  • Latest movement: 1 rejection reported since Oct 11

Latest Databricks hiring reports

Candidates rate the Databricks Backend Engineer interview Hard: Reports describe a multi-stage loop with a hands-on coding round that asks you to implement a custom class from scratch, followed by system design and several team-matching conversations. Reports describe 6 rounds, from Recruiter screen to Leadership and past-scenario behavioral round.

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Databricks Backend Engineer interview rounds

  1. Recruiter screen: A short call covering your background, the role and the process. Expect it to set the schedule for the technical loop.
  2. Coding round (class implementation)
  3. Additional coding / problem-solving rounds
  4. System design
  5. Hiring manager and team matching rounds
  6. Leadership and past-scenario behavioral round

Questions reported in Databricks Backend Engineer interviews

  1. Implement a class SluggishArray with a small set of specified methods (reported as the opening coding round at Databricks India) (typical for this role, not from a single report)

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Databricks Backend Engineer interview: quick answers

How many rounds are in the Databricks Backend Engineer interview?

Public reports describe 6 rounds for the Databricks Backend Engineer interview: (1) Recruiter screen, (2) Coding round, (3) Additional coding / problem-solving rounds, (4) System design, (5) Hiring manager and team matching rounds, (6) Leadership and past-scenario behavioral round. Based on 13 public reports, last updated Oct 2026.

Is the Databricks interview difficult?

Public reports put the Databricks Backend Engineer interview at Hard difficulty. Reports describe a multi-stage loop with a hands-on coding round that asks you to implement a custom class from scratch, followed by system design and several team-matching conversations. The process has 6 rounds, from Recruiter screen to Leadership and past-scenario behavioral round.

Does Databricks ask DSA in Backend Engineer interviews?

Yes. Rounds that involve coding: Coding round (class implementation), Additional coding / problem-solving rounds. Further data-structure and algorithm style coding. Data structures and algorithms is among the skills reports mention most. Based on 13 public reports, last updated Oct 2026.

What is the Databricks Backend Engineer salary in India?

Estimated from public salary data: 45 LPA base for SDE2-level roles in India, with total compensation reportedly reaching 80 LPA+ including equity. This is not an official Databricks figure, and pay varies by level, city and experience. Based on 13 public reports, last updated Oct 2026.

Sources

Based on 13 public reports: YouTube (8), LeetCode Discuss (4), Blind (1), last updated Oct 2026.

Compiled by Adarsh Sharma from public candidate reports. Unofficial guide: PortLume AI is not affiliated with Databricks.

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