Samsara Software Engineer interview experience

First there was a 30-minute recruiter call that covered company values and teamwork themes. Then I had a one-hour coding interview, and after that a virtual onsite with three parts: another hour of coding, an hour of system design, and then a conversation with the hiring manager.

The coding rounds weren’t full of weird theoretical traps. I was given one task and worked through it in the time window, focusing more on execution and problem solving than memorizing niche concepts. Most interviewers were friendly and the questions felt reasonable overall, and I really liked the hiring