Is it hard to get hired at SambaNova?

Glassdoor users rated their interview experience at SambaNova as 58.6% positive with a difficulty rating score of 3.22 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty). Candidates interviewing for Computer Vision Engineer and Software Engineering rated their interviews as the hardest, whereas interviews for Senior Software Engineer and HPC Specialist roles were rated as the easiest.

How long does it take to get hired at SambaNova?

The hiring process at SambaNova takes an average of 22 days when considering 58 user submitted interviews across all job titles. To compare, the average duration of hiring at similar companies like BlackRock, Inc. is 14 days, Fabricated Software, Inc. is 2 days, and Apple Inc. is 21 days. Candidates applying for New College Grad - Software Engineering Role had the quickest hiring process (on average 7 days), whereas Software Engineer(Internship) roles had the slowest hiring process (on average 35 days).

Where can I find SambaNova interview experiences by job title?

Software Engineer (13) ; Senior Software Engineer (5) ; Principal Software Engineer (3) ; Product Manager (3) ; Engineer (2) ; Machine Learning Engineer (2)

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based on 67 ratings - Updated Apr 4, 2026

Average interview difficulty

Mostly positive interview experience

How others got an interview

54%
Applied online
Applied online
27%
Campus Recruiting
Campus Recruiting
10%
Employee Referral
Employee Referral
4%
Recruiter
Recruiter
4%
In Person
In Person

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67 interviews

Software Engineer Interview

Jun 26, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

Declined offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at SambaNova

Interview

Interesting interview process. They asked questions about coding, maths, your previous projects, your advantages and disadvantages. And they try to learn abut you via chatting. They care about how to analyze problems and how your unique characteristics will contribute to the company

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

How to do backward propagation in CNN

Answer question

Software Engineer New Grad Interview

Jun 10, 2021

Anonymous Interview Candidate

No offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

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.

1 Answer

G&A Interview

Jun 7, 2021

Anonymous employee

Accepted offer

Positive experience

Average interview

Application

I interviewed at SambaNova

Interview

Very inclusive, welcoming, got to meet the team. Was able to request additional calls with stakeholders and they gladly made time. Covered a range of situational questions and gave me ample time to ask questions specific to the roles and teams.

Interview questions [1]

Question 1

Are you ready to accept the offer?

1 Answer

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