RejectedOnsite

Passed the Phone Screen, Tripped Up by an Unusual System Programming Onsite Round

DatabricksSoftware Engineer · Onsite · Aug 2025

I got rejected. Overall the interviewers were all pretty nice, the whole process moved fast, and HR replied quickly too (feels like the grind-heavy companies all reply fast). It's just that they kept using the word "smart" — coworkers are all smart, they only hire smart people. I just wanted nice coworkers; "smart" doesn't really appeal to me at all, it actually made me feel some pressure. It fel…

Shared by a candidate · reported Aug 2025. Interview formats change; use it as a guide, not a script.