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SambaNova interviews FAQs
Software Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at SambaNova with 3.2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 67% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.6% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Software Engineer roles take an average of 26 days to get hired, when considering 21 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at SambaNova overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at SambaNova as a Software Engineer according to 21 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 35%
Presentation: 23%
One on one interview: 23%
Group panel interview: 8%
Skills test: 4%
Other: 4%
IQ intelligence test: 4%
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First round was a screening for cultural fit and then second round consisted of questions on basic machine learning algorithms and concepts, probability, dynamic programming, and Python. Questions varied in difficulty, but everyone I talked to was very professional and seemed to strongly believe in the company.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Basic ML questions all the way to “explain a recent NN architecture” and a combinatorics/DP question
Questions related to Computer Architecture and Systems, explanation of projects in resume, identifying bugs in code, there were 2 different questions provided in C and asked to explain what output would be there
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Without a synchronization primitive what would the output be?
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at SambaNova
Interview
Got a referral to the company and was contacted by a recruiter to schedule the first round interview. First round was one hour long technical first round interview, followed by 2 more team interviews (technical/behavioral)
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at SambaNova
Interview
1) 15 min asking resume project, background, and experience
2) 5 min Introduce the team and company
2) 35 min coding question
3) 5 min, ask the question about the team and the company