Process
Online Assessment: 75 minutes
Recruiter Screening: 15 minutes
Technical Interview with Engineer: 60 minutes (one question with multiple parts, last 10 minutes for questions)
Recruiter Check-in (Offer)
Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Samsara Software Engineering Intern role in United States.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Samsara's interview process for their Software Engineering Intern roles in the United States is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive75%
Neutral0%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Samsara's Software Engineering Intern interview process in United States.
Samsara Work Experiences
5.0
Good work culture and people
Software Engineering Intern • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 23, 2025
Pros: Good WLB
Intelligent People
Responsible development
Cons: WLB might be team dependent.
Slower pace.
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.
4.0
Good experience and would recommend
QA Analyst • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
August 29, 2023
Pros: Great benefits and perks in the office, work/life balance.
Cons: Management not always the most communicative.
- 5.0Good work culture and peopleSoftware Engineering Intern • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 23, 2025Pros: Good WLB Intelligent People Responsible developmentCons: WLB might be team dependent. Slower pace.
- 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.
- 4.0Good experience and would recommendQA Analyst • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesAugust 29, 2023Pros: Great benefits and perks in the office, work/life balance.Cons: Management not always the most communicative.
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