Senior Machine Learning Engineer Interview Experience - Canada
August 30, 2023
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
It was okay and seemed very professional. The reason for screening me out was very stupid. I was told that I was not as qualified as others after two rounds of interviews. Overall, it was disappointing.
Questions
General ML Systems Designs questions and about my resume
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Samsara Senior Machine Learning Engineer role in Canada.
Success Rate
0%
Pass Rate
Samsara's interview process for their Senior Machine Learning Engineer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Positive100%
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Candidates reported having very good feelings for Samsara's Senior Machine Learning Engineer interview process in Canada.
Samsara Work Experiences
3.0
Growth at a cost
Engineering Manager • Current Employee
April 4, 2023
Pros: Real impact on customers and drivers' lives.
Professional and generally nice people across the company.
Company growth, even during hard times (but at a cost).
Strong sense of ownership.
Samsara's five values.
CEO.
Cons: A lot of attrition. Exceptionally good people are let go, and a lot of time, effort, and money are spent on backfilling and onboarding new hires.
Inflation was over 10%, but the annual pay rise was way below 5%, so it's either "take it or leave".
Feels like charity work.
Waterfall planning and delivery with all the cons that come with that.
Management hierarchy – more layers being added.
A lot of overhead and admin work required that doesn't add value. Trust issue?
Over-booked meetings.
Not a distributed company. US meetings at late hours for people in EU.
Samsara's 5 values are not upheld.
5.0
Impactful Work, Great Team
Software Engineer III • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
December 13, 2021
Pros: Great team, impactful projects, meaningful experience
Cons: Not too many that I can think of.
3.0
Remote Work, Poor Compensation
Senior Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 12, 2022
Pros: Decent company and remote work option available.
Cons: Comp 2.0 did not set back to industry standard.
- 3.0Growth at a costEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeApril 4, 2023Pros: Real impact on customers and drivers' lives. Professional and generally nice people across the company. Company growth, even during hard times (but at a cost). Strong sense of ownership. Samsara's five values. CEO.Cons: A lot of attrition. Exceptionally good people are let go, and a lot of time, effort, and money are spent on backfilling and onboarding new hires. Inflation was over 10%, but the annual pay rise was way below 5%, so it's either "take it or leave". Feels like charity work. Waterfall planning and delivery with all the cons that come with that. Management hierarchy – more layers being added. A lot of overhead and admin work required that doesn't add value. Trust issue? Over-booked meetings. Not a distributed company. US meetings at late hours for people in EU. Samsara's 5 values are not upheld.
- 5.0Impactful Work, Great TeamSoftware Engineer III • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesDecember 13, 2021Pros: Great team, impactful projects, meaningful experienceCons: Not too many that I can think of.
- 3.0Remote Work, Poor CompensationSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 12, 2022Pros: Decent company and remote work option available.Cons: Comp 2.0 did not set back to industry standard.
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