I applied online. I interviewed at Samsara in Dec 2023
Interview
Just like everyone else, dont waste your time. Recruiter call, all went well. Standard coding interview screen, send you the prep package and how to succeed, answer all questions and interview appears to be satisfied with solutions for questions. Rejected next day haha like what? Sometimes I wonder if the company has the right people conducting these types of things.
First a HR call - goes into project details, what you're looking for, etc
Got connected to a Hiring Manager for a project deep dive + TPS round within the hour. TPS question not too difficult - not leetcode.
live coding session, create a md to html translator. It was all live with unique requirements making it more difficult than I expected using regex. The interviewer was not personable and it was a very uncomfortable experience
I made it to the technical screen and didn't proceed further. Recruiter call was the usual experience dive, comp discussion, and why you are looking for a job. The technical screen was a string parsing question.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Technical: String parsing. Be comfortable with regex
