I applied through an employee referral. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Samsara (New York, NY) in May 2019
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I was initially really exciting about Samsara based on what I'd heard about the company through acquaintances and Glassdoor reviews. I submitted my resume online and through and aquaintance's internal referral. I initially received an automated rejection about 2 weeks later. No big deal. A month following that, I received another email asking to schedule a time for a phone interview. I thought why not, and scheduled it for later that week. Five minutes into the scheduled time, I received an email requesting to reschedule for the following week. Again, I thought it was no big deal and agreed to the proposed time. Once I received the phone call, the recruiter seemed quite disengaged and uninterested in speaking to me. I asked two basic questions about the company. She spoke to both of them, but it would be a stretch to say that she answered them. After my second question, 15 minutes total had gone by, and she cut off any further questions. She told me I would hear back in a few days. I received an email saying they would be passing on my candidacy. I'm not sure what the intention was behind the process, but overall it seemed like a waste of everyone's time.
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Question 1
Tell me about your background and what you would bring to Samsara.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Samsara (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2025
Interview
I had applied via referral. The first round was a phone interview with the hiring manager. I was hoping to get selected because of my background but that didn't happen.
Standard rounds including an initial phone screen, portfolio review and chat with the hiring manager, portfolio review with the design team/panel, then final stage being the full day of interviews / "onsite"
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Question 1
How are success metrics a part of your design process?
I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Samsara (Indianapolis, IN) in Aug 2024
Interview
First round was a telephonic interview call from the hiring manager. Then it was a portfolio review and later on assignment and portfolio presentation round with the hiring manager. I dont know about next rounds.