Staff Software Engineer Interview Experience - Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship
Process
The interview process involved regular, short HR calls, phone screening, and then on-site deep-dive interviews. Although I did not pass the phone screen, my overall impression and experience were positive.
There was one negative experience. I received conflicting information about the next steps. Initially, I was informed that the next step would be a coding interview, but it turned out to be a solution design interview instead. While this might be expected for the solution design portion, I was not asked to lead the entire system design process. Instead, I was immediately presented with a series of questions. This resulted in a less than ideal outcome, as I was unable to provide a comprehensive view of the solution or lead the topic effectively.
Questions
It was a regular system design question that required a comprehensive design with clearly articulated trade-offs.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Samsara Staff Software Engineer role in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship.
Success Rate
Samsara's interview process for their Staff Software Engineer roles in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Samsara's Staff Software Engineer interview process in Warsaw, Masovian Voivodeship.
Samsara Work Experiences
- 5.0Great company for product-oriented engineersSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandFebruary 6, 2024Pros: - Great people - Product ownership - Great engineering cultureCons: - Nothing I can think of.
- 5.0Great place to boost your talent, be autonomous, and be part of a super fast-growing companyEngineering Manager • Current EmployeeWarsaw, Masovian Voivodeship, PolandJanuary 8, 2024Pros: Samsara is growing rapidly as a company, and there are plenty of opportunities in engineering to show your talent. Great Leadership: very focused, talented, and experienced people. Remote work for those who prefer this type of work (although the office is also available). Great compensation (in PL: b2b or employment + stock + bonuses). Great value proposition from the product perspective. Fantastic product team and many interesting product initiatives on the roadmaps. You can really have an impact that is measurable. It is important that you will have a lot of independence and ownership, which shows how much trust employees get from the Leadership at Samsara. If you join Samsara, you will have opportunities to visit the top-notch office in London for sure. Finally, the tech stack is very interesting, and Samsara is open to people willing to learn new things. Most of the roles are full-stack: AWS Backend in Go, Web + Mobile (React Native).Cons: Mostly fully remote, so "office people" might struggle in Poland (at least at the moment). Samsara is not yet known in Poland, but is already a very strong brand in the US, Canada, Mexico, and is also gaining a lot of traction in the EU + UK. This is if you do not like on-call duties from time to time (only for more senior engineering roles). As most product and senior leadership is on the US West Coast, there are sometimes afternoon Zoom calls (usual for this kind of company setup).
- 5.0Perfectly Balanced, Highly RecommendedData Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesNovember 24, 2025Pros: Salary, benefits, work-life balance, etc.Cons: Nothing was bad in the time I was there.
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