First a HR call - goes into project details, what you're looking for, etc
Got connected to a Hiring Manager for a project deep dive + TPS round within the hour. TPS question not too difficult - not leetcode.
I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Samsara (San Francisco, CA) in Dec 2018
Interview
1 phone call with recruiter, 1 coderpad, onsite.
Coderpad was an easy OOP question. They had said there would be two technical screens but I just did one and then onsite.
Onsite was typical, but better than average questions - less leetcode, and more relevant design type questions and nice engineers. Began with an in depth demo of their product that is really interesting
They don't give feedback. I asked after getting no-reply email and they responded saying it is their policy to not give feedback.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
easy OOP question, one leetcode medium problem, system design questions, conversation about caching
live coding session, create a md to html translator. It was all live with unique requirements making it more difficult than I expected using regex. The interviewer was not personable and it was a very uncomfortable experience
I made it to the technical screen and didn't proceed further. Recruiter call was the usual experience dive, comp discussion, and why you are looking for a job. The technical screen was a string parsing question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical: String parsing. Be comfortable with regex
