Process
I could not have better things to say about Samsara. The interview process was very smooth. It involved one remote technical coding session followed by a five-hour onsite interview.
My recruiter, Dawn, was amazing. I had a couple of deadlines coming up, and she was able to push me through the interview pipeline very quickly, even having an offer decision for me the same day as my onsite. She was extremely responsive throughout the entire process, ensuring I was taken care of.
Based on the interests I had vocalized during my onsite, they matched me with a team that was a great fit for me. During my Team Match call, I expressed that I wanted to meet the team, and they brought me in to get lunch the same day. My recruiter even joined us!
Everyone I interacted with at Samsara was very intelligent, thoughtful, personable, and professional. They clearly have a great culture and a high technical bar. While I ended up going elsewhere, I definitely recommend this company!
Questions
They ask tiered questions. The first question is simple, and follow-up questions make the questions more complex. I really enjoyed this because it allowed for a lot more interaction than someone asking you an algorithm question and then listening to you try to solve it for an hour.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 68 interview experiences for the Samsara Software Engineer role in United States.
Success Rate
Samsara's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in the United States is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having mixed feelings for Samsara's Software Engineer interview process in United States.
Samsara Work Experiences
- 1.0Hypocritical and incompetent middle management I have ever seenSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeAugust 9, 2025Pros: - Super interesting and challenging product - Smart engineers aroundCons: The middle management I worked with reacts to feedback in a highly unprofessional manner. Instead of working to improve, they blame you for not being a good fit for the environment (their exact words). The hypocrisy of middle management is striking. They may give you positive feedback in person, but provide a completely different assessment to your direct manager or other internal stakeholders. Moreover, you have no visibility into this hidden feedback. The incompetence of middle management (the so-called “roadmap keepers”) is evident. The long-term roadmap changes constantly, often without any clear reason. You might plan a major strategic piece of work and start executing it, only for it to be suddenly deprioritized. Then, after switching to something else, that same deprioritized initiative might reappear as the top priority. This is not the expected agility of working with a backlog in response to new requirements or customer feedback. I’m talking about large strategic initiatives planned on a quarterly basis that keep shifting without justification. The salary is fairly average. They expect you to work as if you were in a FAANG company, yet they are unwilling to compensate you accordingly.
- 5.0Build Solutions, Growing PainsSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 4, 2025Pros: - Great tech stack - Big TAM - Lots of opportunities to diversify - Easy to build solutions ground upCons: Not much, but typical growing pains.
- 1.0Constant Turnover, Zero ProgressSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeJanuary 24, 2021Pros: None at all, nada nothing.Cons: Over the course of a year, I've been through 3 different PMs and 4 different designers, all of whom have left the company either voluntarily or from layoffs. There is immense product turnover that results in doing the same stuff over and over again. Engineering also has high turnover, as 4 of them have left and only one member of the original team is left. And yet, execs have "explained" this all away as attrition that is not regrettable. Now we are scrambling to hire more and trying to retain what's left based on a "Comp 2.0" that's been pushed back and has no concrete details.
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