Hardware Engineer Interview Experience - Palo Alto, California
Process
I applied through college or university. The process took 4 weeks.
Spoke to a recruiter at a career fair on campus and then submitted resume online. Heard back within a couple days to schedule a technical phone interview, then began scheduling an on-site interview a few days after that. Received an offer within a week from the on-site interview. The full process took about 1 month.
Questions
Given some simple circuit (common source with and without degeneration, simple differential amplifier) what is the intrinsic gain and how does that change with frequency?
Describe X project on your resume
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the SambaNova Hardware Engineer role in Palo Alto, California.
Success Rate
SambaNova's interview process for their Hardware Engineer roles in Palo Alto, California is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SambaNova's Hardware Engineer interview process in Palo Alto, California.
SambaNova Work Experiences
- 5.0Intelligent team, but limited career growth opportunitiesHardware Engineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, CAAugust 13, 2026Pros: A very intelligent team that is best in class.Cons: Poor long-term career growth structuring
- 4.0Interesting problems to solve, but tough work-life balanceSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Jose, CAApril 30, 2026Pros: Lots of opportunities to work on hard, interesting problems.Cons: It can be hard to balance life and work.
- 3.0Engaging AI work but hardware viability is questionableEngineer • Former EmployeePalo Alto, CAMay 30, 2026Pros: Very fun and topical skill building to work on applied AI.Cons: The viability of a fundamental hardware product to compete with NVIDIA is low.
