Current Role, Proudest Project, Disputed Feedback and Technical Disagreement

This behavioral round asked four questions in sequence. Answer each one as you would in the interview, with specific examples from your own experience. ### Clarifying Questions - With four questions in one round, how long should each answer be? - For the proudest project, does the interviewer want technical depth, or mainly the impact and your role? ### Part 1 — Current role and motivation "Talk to me about your current role. Why Databricks?" ```hint Connect the two halves Let what you do now lead naturally into what you want next. Make the company half specific to the company's actual products and problems rather than generic praise. ``` #### What This Part Should Cover - Scope, ownership and impact in the current role, stated concisely - A specific, credible reason for choosing this company, tied to its products or technical problems - A coherent link between past work and the target role ### Part 2 — Proudest project "Tell me about a project that you are most proud of." Other rounds in the same interview loops asked candidates to introduce a project or to walk through a project deep dive, so expect detailed technical follow-ups on whatever you pick. ```hint Pick for depth Choose a project whose design decisions you personally made and can defend through several rounds of "why". ``` #### What This Part Should Cover - The problem, the constraints, and your specific contribution as distinct from the team's - Key technical decisions, the alternatives you rejected, and measurable results - What you would do differently, and readiness for a technical deep dive ### Part 3 — Feedback you disagreed with "Has there been feedback shared with you which you did not agree with? How did you react?" ```hint Disagreeing is not the failure The interviewer is testing how you process criticism, so show the steps between your first reaction and the final outcome. ``` #### What This Part Should Cover - The feedback and why you disagreed, stated fairly - How you sought understanding or evidence instead of reacting defensively - The outcome and what changed in your behavior, even if you still partly disagree ### Part 4 — Technical disagreement with a co-worker "Tell me about a time you disagreed with your co-worker about a technical decision. How was it resolved?" ```hint Make it about the decision Center the story on the criteria used to decide, not on who was right. ``` #### What This Part Should Cover - The technical options and the trade-offs behind each position - How the disagreement was resolved: data, prototypes, escalation, or commitment - The effect on the project and on the working relationship ### What a Strong Answer Covers - A concise STAR structure, with the candidate's own actions clearly separated from the team's - Specific outcomes, quantified where possible - Self-awareness and learning, not only success stories - Consistency across answers, so the four stories reinforce one picture of the candidate ### Follow-up Questions - What would your co-worker say about how you handled that disagreement? - If you could redo your proudest project with what you know today, what would you change first? - What is one piece of feedback you did accept, and how did it change the way you work?