I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Samsara (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2019
Interview
I messaged a reciter on Linkedin. They ghosted me when I asked for feedback when I was rejected after my coding phone screen. I thought I did fine, solved the question and had extra time to ask questions. The interviewer said my solution was good, my code ran, I even wrote test that passed all cases. I asked if I should write more but the interviewer said it was good. I even considered writing more code for edge cases and the interviewer said I didn't need to do that much but still got rejected. But I expected this, I heard it is very common for Samsara to do this.
CoderPad OA on some short algorithmic leetcode questions then Python and Go trivia.
Technical Interview on markdown to HTML parser. Interviewer was very nice and encouraging.
Hiring Manager interview coming up.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Implement a function that transforms markdown to HTML
1. OA 1hr easy to medium time limit is the main challenge
2. HR screening based on resume , be confident and clear
3. The interview was average , straight to the point, 1Hr interview with 10 mins tell me about yourself, then we will shift to coder pad for the technical question. Time limit is the issue
I applied online. I interviewed at Samsara in Feb 2025
Interview
had HR call for 30 minutes, asked about past projects outside of school or internship. Specifically asked how I came up the project and how did I follow it through.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
tell me about a past project you did outside of school and internship