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Salesforce Research and Development Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 28 Oct 2015

Salesforce Research and Development Interview Experiences

1 interview found

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: THE TEST WAS GOOD BUT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS TAKES SOME TIME ,IT WAS A BIT CONFUSING BUT I TOOK MY TIME AND DO IT AND DID MAXIMUM
Tips: THE QUESTIONS WERE MAINLY BASED ON CSE LIKE OPERATING SYSTEMS, C & JAVA PROGRMAMING ,IT WOULD BE BETTER TO PREPARE SOME TOPICS ON RECURSIVE ALGORITHMS AND HASTABLES THOUGH THEY DON'T COVER MUCH
Duration: 50 minutes
Total Questions: 25

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: IT WAS A LONG INTERVIEW WHICH WENT FOR 2 HRS. THE QUESTIONS MAINLY WERE BASED ON ARRAYS AND STRINGS AND THEY ARE MAINLY BASED ON OPTIMIZATION (ESPECIALLY STRINGS WHICH WAS "RUN LENGTH ENCODING")
Tips: ITS GOOD TO PREPARE QUESTIONS MAINLY ON TREES , STRINGS, ARRAYS

Skills: Algorithmic Approach To Problem Solving
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: ITS THE WORLD #1 CRM COMPANY AND I WAS MAINLY INTERESTED IN APPLYING MY SKILLS TO HELP PEOPLE REGARDING SALES AND SERVICES AND ALSO WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE BUILD ENTERPRISES.WHICH SALESFORCE DOES AND THE CHARITY ACTIVITIES ALSO PEAKED MY INTEREST

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Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Most related to Basic JavaScript Question
Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Managerial Round with one DSA question related to bits.

Research and Development Interview Questions & Answers

Adobe user image Nalam Vssk Chaitanya

posted on 29 Aug 2015

I applied via campus placement at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Chennai

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. 100 white eggs and 100 black eggs are distributed in 2 bags and now choosen a egg. The way to be distribute the eggs so that the probability of getting a black egg is maximum?
  • Ans. 

    Distribute 50 white and 100 black eggs in one bag and 50 white and 0 black eggs in the other bag.

    • Distribute the black eggs in one bag and white eggs in the other bag

    • Ensure that both bags have equal number of white eggs

    • The bag with black eggs will have a higher probability of getting a black egg

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Given an array of 1 to 30 numbers put minus before some numbers so that sum of elements in array is zero
  • Ans. 

    Add minus sign to some numbers in array to make sum zero

    • Identify the sum of all numbers in the array

    • If sum is already zero, return the array as is

    • If sum is positive, add minus sign to one or more positive numbers until sum becomes zero

    • If sum is negative, add minus sign to one or more negative numbers until sum becomes zero

  • Answered by AI
  • Q3. Given a binary tree print the left most element in each level. Note: Nodes need not have children. It's not complete binary tree
  • Ans. 

    Print the leftmost element in each level of a binary tree.

    • Use a queue to traverse the tree level by level.

    • At each level, print the first node in the queue.

    • Add the left and right child of the node to the queue if they exist.

    • Repeat until the queue is empty.

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The test is conducted in hacker rank in Electrical DCF. The questions are asked in Probability, Coding, Data Structures and Algorithms.
Tips: Just go through your probability notes and DSA notes and your Advanced and Computer Programming lab assignments.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 8

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I stammerd a bit as it is my first interview but I was able to answer Q 1 and 3 and 2 with a small help as for 2 I was trying for answer which is "Not possible" as the sum of elements is odd.
Tips: Be cool the questions will be easy. You just have to think peacefully and answer them. Question asked doesn't mean it will have an answer.

Skills: Probability, Data Structures and Algorithms., Aptitude
Duration: 2.5
College Name: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Motivation: I want to do Reasearch and get patents which will be useful for my Higher Studies.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via LinkedIn and was interviewed in Jun 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. How do you preprocess large/small dataset
  • Ans. 

    Preprocessing large/small datasets involves cleaning, transforming, and organizing data to prepare it for analysis.

    • Remove duplicates and missing values

    • Normalize or standardize numerical features

    • Encode categorical variables

    • Feature scaling

    • Handling outliers

    • Dimensionality reduction techniques like PCA

    • Splitting data into training and testing sets

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Data augmentation

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - prepare for some data processing knowledge
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Easy
Process Duration
-
Result
Selected Selected
Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. I was asked about generic supervised and unsupervised difference in AI and how to solve those problems with detailed explanations of the algorithms I choose
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

Coding round 2 questions

Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Technical 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. What do you understand about the company? What do you understand about finance?
  • Q2. What do you understand about Stocks?
  • Ans. 

    Stocks are ownership shares in a company that represent a portion of its assets and earnings.

    • Stocks are bought and sold on stock exchanges

    • Stock prices can fluctuate based on various factors such as company performance, market trends, and economic conditions

    • Investors can earn money through dividends or by selling their stocks at a higher price than they bought them for

    • Examples of well-known stocks include Apple, Amazon,

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be calm
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Coding Test 

1 problem to be solved

Round 2 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Questions related to JS engine and the mechanism implemented internally
  • Q2. Few questions related to React and some simple machine coding questions to solve
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
-
Process Duration
-
Result
-
Round 1 - Assignment 

Market research and media analytics assignment

Research Analyst Interview Questions & Answers

Google user image Yuvraj Srivastava

posted on 11 Sep 2020

I was interviewed before Sep 2019.

Interview Questionnaire 

5 Questions

  • Q1. Why should we hire you?
  • Q2. Where do you see yourself in next 5 years?
  • Q3. What does hardwork mean to you?
  • Q4. Will you be flexible for rotational shifts?
  • Q5. What if we ask to sign a bond with us ?

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Always listen carefully to the questions , Never hesitate if you dont know the answer. Be confident.

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