Growth Engineer Interview Experience - South San Francisco, California
Process
I was contacted by an amazing recruiter. The entire interview process was smooth. I loved talking to the team.
Round 1: Video chat with the hiring manager (a super energetic person; I enjoyed our conversation thoroughly).
Round 2: Phone interview with a front-end engineer. (Tip: Brush up on basic HTML and CSS).
Round 3: Virtual onsite - Debugging in Python, system design, behavioral interview, front-end coding (JavaScript), and a conversation with the VP.
I received the result on the same day as my interview, as I had a pending offer deadline. The entire team was so helpful and supportive. I give a 5/5 rating for the interview process and responsiveness.
Questions
Q - Front-end coding
Q - System design with hiring manager
Q - Debugging in Python
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Samsara Growth Engineer role in South San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Samsara's interview process for their Growth Engineer roles in South San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Samsara's Growth Engineer interview process in South San Francisco, California.
Samsara Work Experiences
- 4.0Easy Work, No IssuesSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSouth San Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 7, 2020Pros: Cause it is not hard.Cons: I don't know any disadvantages.
- 2.0Sub-par Engineering Culture, but solid money-making productSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 7, 2024Pros: - Smart tech (although open to some infringement claims right now) - Hard-working people - A mature product that sells well in the marketplace. Stock price will likely continue to rise. - Solid office in SF. - Some teams still working on new and interesting product lines, e.g., ML. - Established name in tech, so helpful on a resume for future roles. - Chance to work at a large customer scale.Cons: Inexperienced people in wrong places making bad decisions. Serious accumulation of tech debt. In the "sales stage" of the Silicon Valley lifecycle, really trying to push up revenue and focus on sales instead of engineering innovation. Poor culture of accountability; leaders get poor visibility into problems, and problems get pushed onto the engineers. Bad engineering attrition, leaving new engineers to figure out what's what with little support. Sub-par documentation, which really hurts new engineer onboarding. Office was pretty dead. On-call culture (depending on team) was flat-out miserable.
- 3.0Good People, Weak BenefitsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesJune 7, 2025Pros: Good environment with good people.Cons: Not that many good benefits.
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