Software Engineering New Grad
Interview Date
Fall 2024
Result
Not Specified
Difficulty
Medium
Rounds
At least 2 rounds
Drive Type
Full-Time
Topics asked
Detailed experience
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
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).