I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Feb 2019
Interview
Process started with several phone interviews leading to an onsite day of interviews.
Interview day consisted of multiple face-to-face and video interviews including a programming task. Interviewed with developers, architects, and managers, some sessions 1-1 and some 2-1. Plenty of time for breaks and food as needed. The day was full but not grueling.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Was not asked any surprising questions or trick questions. Developers asked development oriented questions. Architects asked architecture questions. Managers asked management/social-interaction questions. I found fewer dev-ops type questions than I had expected.
I went through four rounds:
1. Hacker rank (1 easy and 1 medium)
2. Architecture / Distributed systems design
3. Low level design of a generic system
4. Coding and fixing code
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. User/system event log that is searchable
2. Url shortener / Job scheduler
3. Highest card wins game for coding
I applied online. I interviewed at Salesforce in Jan 2025
Interview
I had a disappointing experience which i never expected from Salesforce Hiring manager. During the interview, the hiring manager was unprofessional and mocking at the answers. A constructive discussions and a respectful approach should have created a better experience for both parties.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you troubleshoot an infrastructure solution.
I applied online. I interviewed at Salesforce (Hyderābād) in Mar 2024
Interview
Online hacker rank test
then 4 rounds of interviews
1. Coding where had to solve two medium level question in an hour
2. Low level design: data migration service
3. System Design: rate limiter
4. Behavioural
Overall process was smooth. interviewers were helpful and overall good discussion
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. design rate limiter
2. design data migration service