Software Engineer (Internship) Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks.
A phone interview was followed by a virtual on-site of three rounds. The phone interview included a resume walkthrough and basic compiler optimization questions. Virtual on-site sessions were 40 minutes in length, focusing on one algorithm question each.
Questions
Apply compiler optimizations to a piece of C code.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the SambaNova Software Engineer (Internship) role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
SambaNova's interview process for their Software Engineer (Internship) roles in San Francisco, 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 Software Engineer (Internship) interview process in San Francisco, California.
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