RejectedOnsite

Seven Rounds, Batch Write Three Times, No Offer

DatabricksSoftware Engineer · Senior+ · Onsite · May 2026

Databricks AI platform team, Staff level. I reached out to the hiring manager directly on my own and got the interview that way — it went straight to the VO (virtual onsite), skipping the phone screen. The initial loop was 5 rounds, then they added 2 more rounds afterward, and I still got rejected. I think I answered well. This is just how Databricks is — they don't really seem to have much since…

Shared by a candidate · reported May 2026. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.