I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Samsara
Interview
The process is an initial phone screen with a recruiter, who then schedules a initial technical round. If you pass this round, you would move on to an onsite consisting of three interviews, one coding, one system design, and one hiring manager interview.
I found a solution within optimal time and answered the follow up question as well. They did not pass me and would not provide a reason. The interviewer themselves said that they would provide positive feedback, but somehow I still didn't pass.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Given a string with markdown, convert it to HTML. You can find the whole question on Leetcode.
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
