Process
Salaries in Canada for this company are ridiculously low and frankly insulting, especially given its size and when compared to their US salaries. I saw a ton of other negative reviews, but most only mentioned a subpar interview experience, which can be common, so I figured I'd just apply anyway.
I applied for the web developer position, which required several years of experience in Vue/Nuxt and experience in headless CMS environments, among other specifics. It felt like I got kicked in the teeth when they mentioned the salary. It was less than what I was paid as a junior developer in 2016 at a small company.
If you're in Canada and applying to this company, do not use Levels.fyi as a reference, at all. The Canadian salaries are so far off, they might as well be in a different universe. I knew they would be significantly lower, so I quoted accordingly, but was still taken by surprise.
And if you're thinking, "Well, it can't be that much lower, can it?" Trust me. It is. Don't waste your time.
Questions
General intro questions like overall experience, salary range, etc.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 1 interview experience for the Samsara Web Developer role in Canada.
Success Rate
Samsara's interview process for their Web Developer roles in Canada is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very negative feelings for Samsara's Web Developer interview process in Canada.
Samsara Work Experiences
- 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.
- 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.
- 3.0Flexible But UnderpaidSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeNew York, New York, United StatesMay 26, 2025Pros: Good flexibility and work hours.Cons: Non-competitive pay relative to market.
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