I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SambaNova (Bengaluru) in Dec 2024
Interview
Round 1 (Coding): Basic - Intermediate DSA questions
Round 2 (LLD): API and Schema Design
Round 3 (HLD): System design and deep dive for scalable ML platforms.
Round 4 (HM): Had the greatest interviewer! Lol....he was seriously checking on what questions to ask during the interview and didn't have an idea of which round this was. I lost the interest going into his almost 5 mins into the round. Previous interviewers were way more professional in comparison.
Round 5 (HR Round): Usual stuff
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. DSA Dynamic Programming Question
2. Schema & API Design
3. Designing scalable ML systems
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at SambaNova (Bengaluru) in Feb 2024
Interview
First round was a digital test. 1 dsa question medium, 1 easy JS question. A couple of multiple choice questions on html and css.
Second and 3rd rounds were on problem solving and react. Easy level.
4th round was with engineering manager,
Got to answer 100% of the questions. I only wonder on the terms on which the other candidate was chosen over me. there was no proper reason provided.
And I also found that the interview level was for a software engineer level 1, not for principal engineer.
