Samsara vs Amazon Internship

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Nov 19, 2020 8 Comments

Hi! I was curious to see which one more experienced software engineers would pick.

Samsara:
- Seems to have a higher engineering bar, both from the interviews I had, as well as from a cursory LinkedIn search, with lots of ex-Google/Facebook/Apple/Tesla/MIT/Berkeley folks.
- The interview process felt more personalized. I had good discussions with my recruiter, interviewers and eventual manager.
- Modern tech stack, with lots of Go and Typescript. May be well placed to switch to other upcoming companies in the future.
- Option of switching to Atlanta, which seems like a nice city (though I'm not sure if it's overlooked compared to their main SF office)

Amazon:
- More famous among laypeople
- Pay is about 10% higher (though both pay very well - 10k vs 9k TC/month)
- I'm sure the L6/7 engineers at Amazon are 10x geniuses, but it felt like the new grad/intern hiring bar is a lot lower. Among the undergrad population at top schools, Samsara seems to have a lot more 'clout' than Amazon
- Lots of Java, which I'm not too keen on
- D.C. location

Main factors to consider are job satisfaction and full time recruiting opportunities.I already have another relatively well known company on my resume, and got a decent number of callbacks this year, so does having Samsara on my resume vs Amazon even matter much?

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  • Amazon
    MoSala

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    MoSala
    I have never heard of samsara. What do they do?
    Nov 19, 2020 1
  • VMware
    doofus๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿซ

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    doofus๐Ÿง‘๐Ÿผโ€๐Ÿซ
    Samsara is better. I think Amazon is more easy to get in (maybe not hiring bar wise, but they regularly hire so many people).

    Why are you not keen on Java?

    โ€œModern Tech Stackโ€ with Go lol.
    Nov 19, 2020 1
    • New
      09210

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      OP
      I admit, modern is a slight exaggeration :)

      I already have experience with Java/C++. Would ideally like to branch out and get experience in a new language so that I can pass more resume screens in the future.
      Nov 19, 2020
  • Microsoft
    !!undefine

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    !!undefine
    Go to Amazon! Samsara ghosted me after passing the interviews for an internship. Itโ€™s not a good sign tbh
    Nov 19, 2020 3
    • Samsara
      SHQq03

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      SHQq03
      This happened to me last year and you just have to follow up with the recruiters a lot, it worked for me. It is a really busy time for them and easy for people to get lost in the mix
      Nov 24, 2020
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      tech12345

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      tech12345
      Thatโ€™s a terrible sign if they are forgetting about candidates
      Dec 26, 2020