I applied through university. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Databricks (Medinīpur) in Aug 2024
Interview
There was an initial online assessment (OA) to shortlist the candidates, followed by 2 technical interview rounds and HR round.
The OA had 4 questions which was randomly selected from question bank of 15 questions. The OA was for 70 minutes, solving it quickly was one of the important factors for getting shortlisted along with good CG.
The 2 technical rounds followed the same procedure starting with an interviewer explaining the process of the interview, followed by small introduction about me and interviewer, and then the coding half of the interview. There was one single question and follow-ups on the same question which was harder than the base question. We were required to explain our logic first and if it was the best algorithm, we proceeded with coding the question or else the interviewer communicated where the algorithm had to be modified to make it better and modifications had to be made.
The HR round was more about the CV and the interviewer trying to find if I would be a better fit in their work environment.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
How would you proceed if you were given a new concept to learn? (HR round)
There is a tree (all edged given), target nodes for a person starting from root node (list of vertices given). What is the minimum distance to visit all target nodes and return back to the root node.
Follow-up: There are 2 friends with two independent target nodes. What is the minimum distance travelled by both friends ( distance of friend 1 + distance of friend 2 ) to visit their target nodes, given that at any point of time the maximum distance can be length of 1 edge ( if a person is in node x, the other person can be in the same node, its parent or in one of its child)
Additional follow-up: Same as the follow-up mentioned but the distance should be at max k ( integer k given )
Typical: recruiter call, 2 technicals, final behavioral. Know how to be collaborative and quick. The coding rounds aren’t always traditional leetcode so know how to write clean, structured code (deisgn problems on LC with intentional solutions will help).
Overall, the process was fairly typical. It started with an initial phone screen, followed by back-to-back technical interviews that focused on problem-solving and core concepts, and concluded with a conversation with the hiring manager to discuss experience, team fit, and expectations for the role.
Just a few technicals and HM round which involves a project deep dive and behavioural section, LC was med-hard in difficulty roughly. Make sure to do LC tagged for the best chances
