Databricks Interview Experience | $600K+ Compensation | Rounds, Process, System Design, Prep Tips

To learn for free on Brilliant, go to https://brilliant.org/MaddyZhang/ . You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. I interviewed for a Senior Software Engineer role at Databricks - one of the fastest-growing data & AI companies in the world. In this video, I’ll break down exactly what the interview process looks like, how I got the call, and what kind of compensation top engineers actually earn at Databricks. This is a complete breakdown → from interview rounds and system design to the concurrency deep dives, and how I prepared for each stage. If you’re aiming to join Databricks, Snowflake, OpenAI, or any high-bar data/AI company, this video will show you what it really takes to stand out. 💡 Here’s what you’ll learn: ✅ How I got an interview at Databricks ✅ The full interview process — recruiter screen, coding, system design, and onsite loops ✅ What Databricks tests in DS&A, concurrency, and distributed systems ✅ The compensation structure (L3, L4, L5) and how total comp scales ✅ How to prepare for Databricks’ unique multithreading + scalability questions ✅ The mindset, strategy, and resources that helped me clear multiple rounds This video was sponsored by Brilliant 👋 about me I’m Maddy, a senior software engineer (prev. at Google), with prior internships at Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, IBM, and Amazon. Sharing my journey here - thanks for watching 🤍 🔗find me on other socials Instagram   / madeline.m.zhang   LinkedIn   / madelinemzhang   Tiktok   / madeline.m.zhang   📖 Timestamp 0:00 Intro 1:22 What is Databricks 2:09 How I got Interview 2:54 Interview process overview 4:00 Compensation Breakdown 4:45 Round 1 6:38 Round 2 7:09 Round 3 7:57 Round 4 8:36 Preparation strategy 10:45 Key takeaway 🔔 Subscribe for more tech career tips & coding content! *disclaimer: views are all my own and do not represent any current / past employer(s) #databricks #databricksinterview #softwareengineering #bigtech #systemdesign #techcareers #aiengineer #interviewpreparation #codinginterview #faanginterview #distributedSystems #dataengineeringinterview #softwareengineerlife #codingjourney #techpreparation #careerintech #programmerlife #bigtechcareers #remotetechjobs