It was all around a pleasant experience with the recruiter reaching out after each stage to provide an update and next steps. Overall a lengthy process at around 2 months 1. Recruiter call (30mins) - Basic questions on experience and technical skills, expectations 2. Hiring Manager (45 mins) - A more detailed interview with the hiring manager on why Databricks, certain scenarios/behavioural questions related to client/customer facing experiences, and technical skills/experiences 3. Technical Exercise - Take home exercise to be completed over a few days using Databricks. (Signed NDA) 4. Technical Interview (1 hour) - Interview on technical knowledge. This was more on breadth and being able to explain core concepts 5. Presentation/Panel Interview (1 hour) - A presentation on a previous project with technical aspects with a panel of 4-5 who consists of business and technical stakeholders. There are a couple of sessions before this to prepare for the presentation 6. Director call (30 mins) - Interview with the director on understanding of the role, some questions on experience 7. Feedback/offer (30 mins) - This is more of a feedback call with the recruiter and hiring manager

I applied online and was contacted by a recruiter for an initial call. My background and experience were not aligned with the role, so we did not proceed to the next round. Unfortunately, the interview experience was not very positive. The recruiter was late to the scheduled call, and the communication style felt somewhat one-sided and pushy rather than collaborative. I would have appreciated a more balanced and respectful conversation.