Samsara

Role: Software Engineering New Grad

College: Not Specified

Interview Date: Fall 2024

Interview Type: Full-Time

Result: Not Specified

Difficulty: Medium

Rounds: At least 2 rounds

Topics Asked: Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Arrays, Strings, Graph Traversal

Experience:

This candidate shared their experience for a Software Engineering New Grad role at Samsara, which occurred in Fall 2024.

The coding round was described as having a "LeetCode medium vibe," involving problems with arrays or strings and edge cases. A graph traversal follow-up question was also asked, with the discussion covering complexity and test cases.

There was also a light design chat that focused on ingesting device metrics and exposing a basic API, requiring the candidate to explain data models and tradeoffs.

Tips provided included practicing 45-minute timed mocks with coding assistants, writing quick unit tests before optimizing, drilling sliding window and BFS problems, and keeping answers concise (around 90 seconds).