I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Aug 2019
Interview
Interviewed with two teams.
Recruiter emailed me and scheduled 1 hour calls with hiring managers from both teams. Then I took the 3 hr coding assignment and was invited onsite interviews with both teams after 3 days of submission.
I had 6 rounds of onsite after a week with 8 people (two teams pre and post lunch) and lunch with the hiring manager of the first team.
I received a verbal offer in 4-5 days and accepted the offer in a couple of weeks. I received a written offer in a week that I signed and accepted.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
API design, Java concurrency, security, database, system design, algorithm/coding, behavioral and leadership questions
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