One of the most straightforward interview processes ever.

Applied through the portal Vettery. The recruiter was quick to set up an initial call. She spoke about the company and the position. She mentioned that even though the position says "Full Stack Developer", the role would be aligned to my strengths and preferences. She took down the days I was available for the interview.

One thing that stood out was they only conduct interviews (phone or on-site) on Mondays and Fridays. Another point was they cared more about the ability to code and design a working solution for the given problem rather than LeetCode knowledge.

In the phone screen, I was asked to design and implement data structures and methods that would best solve a particular inventory tracking problem for fleets. The interviewer was very clear about what to test for and was well-prepared with the questions and cues in case I was stuck.

Once I was able to clear the phone screen, I was invited over to the SF headquarters for the on-site interview.

It started with a product demo to give a feel of the system that we would be working on as a developer at Samsara.

Those interviews were similar in experience to the phone screen: clear, concise, and evaluating the ability to code within the given time.

They were quick to extend an offer (just in 3 days), and the offer was very competitive for a startup.

They were able to accommodate my request to be able to work with a team in the San Jose office so that I would not have to commute to SF from the South Bay area.

Design and implement data structures and methods for a specific scenario observed in fleet management.

Design a logging and alerts system for a particular driver operations scenario.