Databricks Product Manager Interview Questions
& Process
Real candidates share what happened, how many rounds they had,
and how the experience turned out.
Based on 16 interview experiences · FREE TO READ
Candidate interview experiences
First-hand accounts from people who interviewed at Databricks.
Databricks
Product Manager
Mid Average Neutral experience Decline offer 4 rounds
Interview process
Phone screen Onsite Take home
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case
Behavioral screen first, then three interviews (45min each), plus a pretty easy take home case assignment. The interviews were pretty basic technically, and I’d say it’s not that hard to pass. Just note you might get a pretentious interviewer, and if so keep your head down and be prepared.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Can you explain how relational databases work?
Databricks
Product Manager
Intern Difficult Positive experience Accept offer 2 rounds About 2 weeks
Interview process
Take home Onsite
Interview formats
Behavioral Technical Case Other
I applied through a referral. The whole process took about 2 to 3 weeks. I had two rounds of interviews. The first round was with a staff PM, and I prepared using cracking the case interview, favorite product and product improvement questions, general interest in the company industry, etc., and explaining technical concepts also came up. The second round interview was going through a take-home assignment PRD and a behavioral interview with a director.
Confirmed questions1 question
- What is a product you like the most, and how would you make it better?
Databricks
Product Manager
Senior Average Negative experience No offer 3 rounds About 2 months
Interview process
Recruiter call Take home Panel
Interview formats
Behavioral Case Presentation Other
I got all the way to the final round. Lots of back channeling, inconsistent training and different lines of questioning from senior-level people on the panel. They say they want high performers and it’s super competitive, but it’s pretty clear they mainly want people from the same background or lineage as them (Seattle large-cap tech). They’re not really open to different ways of thinking and use “lack of applicable experience” as generic feedback, even though they could have figured that out at the recruiter screen. The take home was basically free work and apparently was poorly written with lots of technical issues.
Confirmed questions1 question
- Tell me about a time you had a conflict with an engineering team?
Databricks Product Manager Interview Questions
Quoted word for word from Databricks interview reports.
“Can you explain how relational databases work?”
Read reports →“explain some technical concept like I’m teaching a college 101 class”
Read reports →“why do you want to go into product management?”
Read reports →“What is one of your favorite products and how would you make it better?”
Read reports →“What is a product you like the most, and how would you make it better?”
Read report →“How is the way you handle projects different from the way you handle products?”
Read report →“How do you deal with conflicting priorities?”
Read report →“Tell me about a time when you launched a product.”
Read report →“Tell me about a time you had a conflict with an engineering team?”
Read report →Formats, difficulty and experience
Across all 16 Databricks interview reports.