Software Engineer(Internship) applicants have rated the interview process at Samsara with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 58% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer(Internship) roles take an average of 29 days to get hired, when considering 12 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Samsara overall takes an average of 24 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Samsara as a Software Engineer(Internship) according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 43%
One on one interview: 21%
Skills test: 21%
Background check: 7%
Presentation: 7%
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In process, the first step that they have you complete in the process is completion of a coding challenge. Overall the difficulty was about average as a whole regarding the programming assignment thus far
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
The questions were typical algorithm and smaller problem solving situations for coding
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