I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Samsara (San Jose, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
30 minute call with the recruiter and 2-hour onsite the same week. One of the four people I interviewed with didn't show up so the process ended 30 minutes early. Each interviewer had a different style looking for key words and accomplishments. It was very ridged and calculated.
After the interview, I was given the tour of the SJ office. The open floor plan and vibe in the sales office was tense like they were not allowed to leave their desk. The role is 100% in office and you're not allowed to work remote.
The place reminded me of a modern day cold calling center relying heavily on metrics. The positive reviews on Glassdoor did not match my first impression. Take another look at the 5 stars reviews and they are written within days of each other. The 5 star reviews are not organic over the 12 months and a huge red flag that Samsara management told employees to write the reviews. I've been in companies like this and looks great from the outside, but extremely micromanagement culture.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Samsara (London, England) in Jan 2026
Interview
Interviews with recruitment, hiring manager and department director. Then a role play.
The interview process was quite insightful. They want you to bring some quite specific skills over with you around qualification and discovery
I applied online. I interviewed at Samsara in Dec 2025
Interview
This was the worst interview experience I’ve ever had. After being pushed quickly through 5 rounds of interviews and nothing but positive feedback I was told they would have a decision in one week I had a start date the month after. They completely ghosted me for more than a month then I got an an automated rejection email. The recruiter would text and call me to check in during the process and never heard from her after that. The sales managers that interviewed me seemed like very mediocre sales people that have never managed anyone and had no real insight into the position.