I applied online. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Samsara
Interview
The interview process consisted of multiple steps including pair programming sessions, a system design session and others. The problems discussed were challenging enough to keep the interviews interesting but also carefully calibrated to be solvable within the given time frame.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How did you address challenging situations in your previous job, e.g. when someone disagreed with your point of view?
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
