I applied online. I interviewed at Samsara (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
Process was:
- Initial phone call with the technical recruiting team
- Phone/coderpad programming interview
- Onsite interview with both programming and behavioral interviews. During the onsite I got to learn more about the products and the teams
Overall, the interview process was amazing and second to none. The recruiting team and each interviewer were extremely nice. They did a great job of making me feel comfortable during interviews. Furthermore, they were extremely accommodating with my schedule throughout the process. They also do a great job of making sure you find the right team you'd like to work on before signing an offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about your current position and what you're interested in working on
One of the worst interview experience that I had, the interviewer came more than 5 mins late. Then he gave me a question to solve and then straight away got busy on his phone. Some of the decisions that we
Only had an initial call with a frankly clueless recruiter. Could tell me very little about the role, what I would be working on, or even the tech stack. Interrupted me constantly and kept asking me if I had any more questions when she couldn't even answer the few I did have. Probably the worst HR phone screen I've ever had, and I've had a few.
Recruiter round was smooth and professional. However, the technical interview didn’t match what was described. The prep materials clearly said no Leetcode, and focused on Samsara's system related.
I prepared accordingly, but the interview ended up being a standard Leetcode medium. Disappointed by the mismatch — if algorithm questions are preferred, let candidates know.
Advice to others:
Prepare for Leetcode
