I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Indianapolis, IN)
Interview
I cleared the first round of online web based interview, and then had in-person interview in Indiana with 4 different interviewers. The interview was not difficult and looked to be average questions getting to know about me and past experience, and about them.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Which part of the country did i study from, and where I am from in the middle of the interview? (To give a background, I saw one Asian interviewing me. I am also an Asian. I am from southern part of an Asian country, and I could clearly make out he is from the northern part of an Asian country due to his stronger accent. He was trying to find out about me in the middle of the interview. It was a clear discrimination from then on, he was only trying to find out only flaws). There is no reason to ask these kind of questions to a candidate, and it is important to focus on the talent an individual brings. It's a shame these kind of candidates make to the interviewers list.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Oct 2018
Interview
It was a very well thought-out process for the interview.
The recruiter was superb - had good knowledge about the team and opportunity.
The hiring manager did the initial screening and was very thorough in discussing various relevant experiences I had during my past jobs. Discussed various technical, people-oriented and situational experiences in great detail.
This was followed by rigorous interactions with other stakeholders that I would be interacting with - software engineers, Product Managers, peer Engineering Managers.
I liked it because it also gave me a good insight of what the job would entail.
All the interviewers were very cordial, and were focused on the particular areas of assessment related to their core jobs. Had very engaging discussions with all of them.
The recruiter was very responsive and kept in touch during all the steps of the process.
In the end was an interview with the VP, who had built the organization, had a great eye for technical and managerial details, had a well-articulated vision for the team.
I would have liked this process to be concluded sooner.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe the most challenging projects - what aspects made them challenging?
Questions on team management style?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Portland, OR) in Oct 2018
Interview
The interview process went a lot faster than I expected. The folks I spoke with were kind, smart, and passionate about what they do.
The whole process took a little over 3 weeks, but there was a week where the team was off for an on-site.
My experience with the recruiting team is also top-notch, they were prompt in responding to questions and interview scheduling.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Give me an example on how you motivate your engineers.