Samsung Research America Software Engineer Interview Questions
& Process

I had 3 virtual technical rounds and then 4 onsite rounds. The virtual ones included a discussion with the Hiring Manager about my experience and resume, a technical round with an architect, and a take-home coding round. After those went well, I had a day of 4 back-to-back 45-minute onsite rounds with the hiring team: one on Infra Security with some tricky scenario questions, then a coding round, and two more technical rounds. The security one was tough, but overall it went pretty good. I felt positive about getting an offer, but two days later the recruiter said they decided not to move forward. I asked for feedback but didn't get anything specific, and then heard nothing back.

First, I had a phone call with the hiring manager to talk about my experience, and they asked one or two conceptual questions. Then, there was a written test, which involved coding problems done on paper, lasting about an hour and a half. After that, there were five interviews, covering standard coding questions as well as dynamic programming. These interviews were with engineers, the director, and even the VP of the lab. The whole process could be split into a few parts: the written test might be on one day, followed by the remaining interviews over the next couple of days. Finally, I received a homework programming question to solve and send back to the recruiter within about two days after the interviews.

My experience at Samsung research America was horrible.They were not sure about what skill set they were looking for.I was called onsite and it was a complete waste of time.The interview process is also very disorganized.They started 10 minutes late and some interviewers said they were not aware that they were interviewing until the last minute.They were completely not prepared and had no idea what position i was interviewing for. I would say the engineers were smart and knew their product in and out,but the management seemed confused and disarrayed.