The process took 1 week. I interviewed at Salesforce in Mar 2016
Interview
I got an interview through an employee referral, and had a phone screen interview. Two people interviewed me -- one manager, one employee. I was not ready for this, so definitely study data structures and coding algorithms. When the first person interviewed me, I felt the person was not too impressed with me; by the time the second person was interviewing me, the person asked the same question and not too proactive in conversation. I understand, because I think they decided on someone else.
Thank you for sharing your feedback with the community on Glassdoor. I'm glad to see that you still had a positive experience even though it didn't result in an offer. Best of luck with your search! - Ana Recio, SVP of Global Recruiting
Other Software Engineer Interview Reviews for Salesforce
The technical interview was much tougher than I anticipated. I faced a DSA question related to word searches that required optimizing a brute-force approach with a Trie. It was intense, but the practice I’d done on PracHub the week before really helped solidify my understanding of the problem-solving techniques. The behavioral round felt lighter, focusing on teamwork and project experience. After a couple of days, I received an offer, which I happily accepted. Overall, it was a challenging yet rewarding experience.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Word Search II - given an m x n board of characters and a list of words, return all words that can be formed from sequentially adjacent cells; had to optimize the brute-force backtracking with a Trie to pass the time limit
The interview process started with an online coding assessment that included DSA and problem-solving questions. After clearing the test, I had two technical interview rounds focused on data structures, OOPs concepts, DBMS, and project discussion. The final round was with the hiring manager where they asked about teamwork, problem solving, and career goals. The interviewers were professional and the process was smooth overall.
Went through 3 rounds. First round was a technical interview - it was a take home assessment. I didn't pass the test cases but still went through to the next round. The onsite had 1 behavioral, 1 system design, and 1 technical Leetcode style interview. It was in person on a whiteboard.
