Staff Engineer Interview Experience - Seoul, South Korea
Process
After my PhD, I had an interview with Samsung Research. The interview consisted of two phases:
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Technical Interview: This phase involved 3-5 minute presentations about my career and/or research works. These presentations should be prepared by the interviewee and were followed by relevant questions. For research departments, it's better to emphasize the impact of your research (citations, high-profile journals/conferences).
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Behavioral Interview: The question I had to answer was whether I thought I was better than one of my previous co-workers, and if so, the corresponding reasons.
Questions
For the technical interview, questions regarding technical details on my research work that I presented to the interviewers.
For the behavioral interview, questions on whether I think I am better than one of my previous co-workers and, if so, the corresponding reasons.
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Interview Statistics
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Success Rate
Samsung's interview process for their Staff Engineer roles in Seoul, South Korea is incredibly easy as the vast majority of engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Samsung's Staff Engineer interview process in Seoul, South Korea.
Samsung Work Experiences
- 3.0Good company if you don't have a dreamStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeSuwŏn, Gyeonggi Province, South KoreaJanuary 9, 2025Pros: Great meal Welfares, providing breakfast, lunch, and dinner for free. Provides the highest salary in Korea.Cons: A company that pays well even if you do nothing, allowing employees to live as "idle workers." Therefore, skilled employees leave to develop their careers (mostly as professors), leaving only less competent ones behind, creating a cycle of continuous negative feedback.
- 3.0It's great to learn the system of Korean companiesStaff Engineer • Current EmployeeSeoul, South KoreaJuly 22, 2021Pros: Great working environment and reputation.Cons: The bonus portion in the salary is too high.
- 4.0Great place to learnStaff Engineer • Former EmployeeḨawwārah, Amman Governorate, JordanNovember 18, 2021Pros: - You learn many things from the colleagues there. - Nice social activities. - Good financial benefits.Cons: You will go through a hard interviewing process, but you will not need all these things in your daily work. Once the manager changes, everything will change.
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