Samsung Austin Semiconductor Software Engineer interview experience

The questions were mostly personal and reflective—why I wanted to work for Samsung, where I saw myself after five years, and what I liked or disliked about the company. I also got asked why I should be hired.

What weighed on me wasn’t the interview content so much as the fact that I wasn’t offered the position shortly afterward due to a hiring freeze. That meant I went through the process and only later learned the freeze was the real reason things stopped.

The experience itself felt respectful and conversational, but the final result left a sour note. I remember wishing they had