databricks full-process onsite software engineer interview experience
Interview Experience
screen（design）：book store
onsite
coding：好像是新题，string pattern相关的。给两个string用一个string的index表示另一个。比如a="abcdbcd", b="sabcd",
return [[1,3],[4,4],[2,4]]，followup是删掉一个character重新返回新的result，要求最少的partition。
system
coding KV Cache with WAL Log
SD: design slack
culture: 常规问题，why databrick, feedback, hardest problem, how you breakdown large tasks etc
面完当周说要之前em和tl的reference check，提交之后第二周说decide to pass
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screen（design）：book store
onsite
coding：好像是新题，string pattern相关的。给两个string用一个string的index表示另一个。比如a="abcdbcd", b="sabcd",
return [[1,3],[4,4],[2,4]]，followup是删掉一个character重新返回新的result，要求最少的partition。
system
coding KV Cache with WAL Log
SD: design slack
culture: 常规问题，why databrick, feedback, hardest problem, how you breakdown large tasks etc
面完当周说要之前em和tl的reference check，提交之后第二周说decide to pass
About This Question
This is a candidate experience report from a databricks interview for a swe role (newgrad level) during the onsite round reported in 2026.
It covers the following topics: Strings .