I applied through college or university. I interviewed at SambaNova (Berkeley, CA) in Mar 2021
Interview
I met with SambaNova Systems at a career fair at my university. After submitting my resume, they asked me for an interview. My first interview didn't go very well. The interviewer had an energy that threw me off and made me nervous. They asked me some basic Python questions, like something you would see in leetcode. I had a hard time following directions because of my nerves. They said to get the job, there would be a second interview similar to the first and a final interview where you would be asked questions by five different engineers in 45 minute intervals. I didn't get the second interview, but I wasn't surprised.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
It was a python question asking about string manipulation.
I applied online. I interviewed at SambaNova in May 2022
Interview
Very good interview process. Also, there are multiple technical rounds of interviewing . The interview process might take at least 3weeks. Strictly data structures concepts. Know your graph and bfs problems.
I applied online. I interviewed at SambaNova in Jan 2022
Interview
The process is smooth. Discussed past internship and research experience, followed by one coding question. The questions were very in detail, the interviewer asked many details about deep learning questions. For example, what is adam optimizer, what is transformers (explain in detail), what is the difference between Pytorch and Tensorflow. The coding question is easy, but need to optimize the code. I didn't have in-depth knowledge and experience in deep learning and natural language processing, so I think that's why I failed.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
what is adam optimizer (the logic behind it), what is transformers (explain in detail), what is the difference between Pytorch and Tensorflow (when to use),
I applied online. I interviewed at SambaNova (Palo Alto, CA) in Jun 2021
Interview
Got a phone interview withing 10 days of applying. The interviewee was some manager. Introduced himself and taked about the company for some 10minutes. Was always encouraging to ask questions. Then asked me about my experience and projects.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Explain me your project. How can you imporve? What if there was some error? How did you come up with silution? Best was to do this? etc.
Software Engineer New Grad 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 New Grad roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 12 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 New Grad according to 12 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 33%
Presentation: 25%
One on one interview: 17%
Skills test: 8%
Background check: 4%
Group panel interview: 4%
Other: 4%
Personality test: 4%
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