Databricks Software Engineer interview questions and process

Updated · 14 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 Software Engineer interview Hard: Reports describe graph and tree optimization problems, an online assessment with multi-part problems like a network throttling system, and a system design round on top of coding. Reports describe 6 rounds, from Resume shortlisting / recruiter call to Hiring manager and behavioral round.

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Databricks Software Engineer interview rounds

  1. Resume shortlisting / recruiter call: Resume screen followed by a recruiter call. On-campus hiring in India starts directly with resume shortlisting.
  2. Online assessment or 1-hour coding screen
  3. Technical coding round 1
  4. Technical coding round 2
  5. System design / architecture round
  6. Hiring manager and behavioral round

Questions reported in Databricks Software Engineer interviews

  1. What if you can start from any node instead of the root?
  2. Given a tree and some target nodes (undirected, not necessarily binary, each edge length 1), find the minimum cost to traverse all target nodes starting from the root and return to the root.
  3. Follow-up: What if you can start from any node instead of the root?
  4. Given an array of N server costs where choosing server i automatically selects the i servers ahead of it (you may skip selecting those), find the minimum cost.
  5. Design a network throttling system. (typical for this role, not from a single report)

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Databricks Software Engineer interview: quick answers

How many rounds are in the Databricks Software Engineer interview?

Public reports describe 6 rounds for the Databricks Software Engineer interview: (1) Resume shortlisting / recruiter call, (2) Online assessment or 1-hour coding screen, (3) Technical coding round 1, (4) Technical coding round 2, (5) System design / architecture round, (6) Hiring manager and behavioral round.

Is the Databricks interview difficult?

Public reports put the Databricks Software Engineer interview at Hard difficulty. Reports describe graph and tree optimization problems, an online assessment with multi-part problems like a network throttling system, and a system design round on top of coding. The process has 6 rounds, from Resume shortlisting / recruiter call to Hiring manager and behavioral round.

Does Databricks ask DSA?

Yes. Rounds that involve coding: Online assessment or 1-hour coding screen, Technical coding round 1, Technical coding round 2. Algorithm-heavy coding with follow-up constraint changes, followed by a system design round and a quick behavioral and hiring manager conversation. Graph and tree algorithms is among the skills reports mention most.

What is the Databricks Software Engineer salary in India?

Estimated from public salary data: Rs 45 lakh base for SDE2-level in India (80 LPA+ total CTC reported in a public interview talk). This is not an official Databricks figure, and pay varies by level, city and experience. Based on 14 public reports, last updated Oct 2026.

Sources

Based on 14 public reports: YouTube (8), Glassdoor (2), LeetCode Discuss (2), Reddit (2), 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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