Process
One recruiting call, two technical interviews, and one final round with three people talking to you one by one. The questions are medium-to-hard level and very domain specific. It took me one and a half months from last November to January (didn't interview during Christmas). The overall process is very professional and the questions are very related to the job descriptions.
Questions
Thread safe queue implementation, how to you do in place matrix transpose with good cache efficiency, Rotate a matrix on CPU/GPU, Parallel matrix multiplication.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 22 interview experiences for the SambaNova Software Engineer role.
Success Rate
SambaNova's interview process for their Software Engineer roles is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for SambaNova's Software Engineer interview process.
SambaNova Work Experiences
- 5.0Great leadership, but pay needs improvementSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeePalo Alto, CASeptember 17, 2026Pros: Great leadership and a clear visionCons: Pay is not good compared to others, and there is no liquidity.
- 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.
