J'ai postulé via un recruteur. Le processus a pris 2 semaines. J'ai passé un entretien chez Samsara en févr. 2023
Entretien
I used C++ as the coding language which is pertinent to my role, their phone screen is 45 min with initial 5-10 min in conversation and has 3 parts to it. These question are story like and tailored to be easy for python kinda language where every tool is at your disposal to execute quickly. With C++ and close to 35 min at your disposal you hardly are working on the second part of the problem. You are set for failure if you don't chose python.
Questions d'entretien [1]
Question 1
not a leetcode problem, It's a story like a problem
One of the worst interview experience that I had, the interviewer came more than 5 mins late. Then he gave me a question to solve and then straight away got busy on his phone. Some of the decisions that we
Only had an initial call with a frankly clueless recruiter. Could tell me very little about the role, what I would be working on, or even the tech stack. Interrupted me constantly and kept asking me if I had any more questions when she couldn't even answer the few I did have. Probably the worst HR phone screen I've ever had, and I've had a few.
Recruiter round was smooth and professional. However, the technical interview didn’t match what was described. The prep materials clearly said no Leetcode, and focused on Samsara's system related.
I prepared accordingly, but the interview ended up being a standard Leetcode medium. Disappointed by the mismatch — if algorithm questions are preferred, let candidates know.
Advice to others:
Prepare for Leetcode