I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Salesforce (Indianapolis, IN) in Mar 2021
Interview
I made it till 5th round.
Applied through a referral
The first one was with the Recruiter and it was mostly if I'm the right candidate for the role
Second with the Lead engineer which more on experience and technical challenges
The third is a SQL Hackerrank assessment and it had 5 questions. They are Above average to Hard level.
Fourth is a Python Code pairing with the lead engineer. Basic LEET questions were asked.
Fifth is a behavioural interview with the Hiring Manager.
After this got to know from the recruiter that there are other candidates with better knowledge and skills and then rejected.
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I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at Salesforce in Jan 2026
Interview
First round was : OA hackerrank round with both dsa coding and sql questions
Technical rounds -
R1: Questions related to projects background, devops and IaaC setup setup implementation related questions
R2: focused on coding with 2 medium dsa followed by sql , system design ,python programming were asked
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Data Warehousing approach to extract data from various sources
The process was professional and well-organized, featuring multiple interviews. Clear communication throughout, focusing on both technical and behavioral aspects, provided a thorough understanding of the role’s expectations and company culture
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How do you approach problem-solving in challenging situations?
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Sept 2024
Interview
Hiring manager video interview of about 30 mins. Interviewer gave me detail background about the company and its current mission. He explained me the job role that I was interviewing for
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe your project flow and your role in it.
Describe various query optimization techniques you use.