I applied through an employee referral. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce in Sep 2017
Interview
Phone screen with team member, this was nice, cause they could answer my questions about the team.
Assignment that didn't take very long (they advise you that it shouldn't take more than an hour).
Three technical Interviews.
Interview questions [2]
Question 1
Why did you make choice X when you implemented the assignment.
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 (Hyderabad) 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