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Updated 27 Oct 2023

Salesforce Staff Engineer Interview Experiences

1 interview found

Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
No response

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in Sep 2023. There were 3 interview rounds.

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 - Coding Test 

Strings and Arrays the interview was of 1hour and basics of java and framework was asked

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. No second round was scheduled for me.

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

Leet code hard question

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed in Dec 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. The question were related to sql and power bi
  • Q2. How do you do data analysis before building the reports? What steps do you take?
  • Ans. 

    Before building reports, I conduct data analysis by following a structured process.

    • Define the objective of the analysis and the key questions to be answered

    • Collect relevant data from various sources

    • Clean and preprocess the data to ensure accuracy and consistency

    • Perform exploratory data analysis to identify patterns and trends

    • Use statistical methods and tools to analyze the data

    • Visualize the data using charts, graphs, a...

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Topics to prepare for Adobe Staff Engineer interview:
  • SQL
  • Power Bi
Interview experience
5
Excellent
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
Less than 2 weeks
Result
Selected Selected

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed in May 2024. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Leetcode medium questions were asked
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.
View all tips
Round 2 - Coding Test 

- DP cost optimisation Problem
- Object orient design question like design a vending machine

Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. - Design patterns questions - Questions on aws
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. - How to measure api performance - jvm related questions
Round 5 - HR 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Why hire? Your strength? How you will contribute?
Interview experience
3
Average
Difficulty level
Hard
Process Duration
2-4 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Referral and was interviewed before Feb 2023. There were 2 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Coding Test 

Search and sort alogorithm, remove duplicate item in array and how many times its repeated

Round 2 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Rotate array with how many times the array was rotated. testing questions. team management questions.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - algorithm focused. leet code would be the best source for preparation
Interview experience
4
Good
Difficulty level
Moderate
Process Duration
4-6 weeks
Result
Not Selected

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Oct 2022. There were 5 interview rounds.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System Design Round1: Design a distributed log storage and analysis system
  • Ans. 

    Design a distributed log storage and analysis system

    • Use a distributed file system like HDFS or Amazon S3 for storing logs

    • Implement a log aggregation system like Apache Kafka for collecting logs from various sources

    • Utilize a distributed processing framework like Apache Spark for analyzing logs in real-time

    • Consider using a NoSQL database like Cassandra for storing processed log data

  • Answered by AI
Round 2 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. System Design Round2: Design a system similar to Zookeeper
  • Ans. 

    Design a system similar to Zookeeper for managing distributed systems

    • Use a centralized service for maintaining configuration information, naming, and providing distributed synchronization

    • Implement a hierarchical namespace similar to file system paths for organizing data

    • Utilize a consensus algorithm like Paxos or Raft for ensuring consistency and fault tolerance

  • Answered by AI
Round 3 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding Round1: DS Problem based on creating subs on DB table
Round 4 - Technical 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Coding Round2: DS Problem related to linux directory structure
Round 5 - One-on-one 

(1 Question)

  • Q1. Googliness Round: Various questions about qulity, team player, leadership etc.

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Work on coding practice, DS and system design aspects.

Skills evaluated in this interview

I was interviewed in Nov 2021.

Round 1 - Video Call 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

In first round, I was not able to complete code but explained the solution. 
Tip : Try to practice coding even if you have 10 years of experience.

  • Q1. 

    Search In Rotated Sorted Array Problem Statement

    Given a rotated sorted array ARR of size 'N' and an integer 'K', determine the index at which 'K' is present in the array.

    Note:
    1. If 'K' is not present...
  • Q2. 

    Minimum Jumps Problem Statement

    Bob and his wife are in the famous 'Arcade' mall in the city of Berland. This mall has a unique way of moving between shops using trampolines. Each shop is laid out in a st...

Round 2 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Round 2 went very good. They gave a design question in this round.

  • Q1. Design a file searching functionality for Windows and Mac that includes indexing of file names.
Round 3 - Video Call 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

The third round was also a design round.

  • Q1. How would you design a system for MakeMyTrip?

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 7 CGPAVMware Software India Private Limited interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 6 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewRejected

Skills evaluated in this interview

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

I applied via Approached by Company and was interviewed before Sep 2023. There was 1 interview round.

Round 1 - One-on-one 

(2 Questions)

  • Q1. Design bookmyshow
  • Q2. Explain ur proj design
  • Ans. 

    Designed a project to improve efficiency of data processing in a cloud-based system.

    • Implemented parallel processing to handle large volumes of data

    • Utilized distributed computing to reduce processing time

    • Designed a scalable architecture to accommodate future growth

  • Answered by AI

I applied via Recruitment Consultant and was interviewed in Nov 2021. There were 5 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

4 Questions

  • Q1. Round1(Coding Round): There are n seats and m people are seated randomly. Write a program to get minimum number of hops between make them seated together.
  • Ans. 

    Given n seats and m people seated randomly, find the minimum number of hops to seat them together.

    • Find all possible contiguous groups of m seats

    • Calculate the number of hops required to move each group to the center seat of that group

    • Return the minimum number of hops required

  • Answered by AI
  • Q2. Round1(Coding Round): Question on binary search
  • Q3. Round2(Design Round): Design file searching functionality for windows/mac (indexing of file names)
  • Q4. Round3: Design makemytrip
  • Ans. 

    Design makemytrip

    • Create a user-friendly website and mobile app for booking flights, hotels, and holiday packages

    • Include features like price comparison, customer reviews, and loyalty rewards

    • Partner with airlines, hotels, and travel agencies to offer a wide range of options

    • Implement secure payment gateways and customer support services

    • Use data analytics to personalize recommendations and improve user experience

  • Answered by AI

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - My rounds went good. On first round, I was not able to complete code but explained the solution. Rest 2 round went very good. I was not selected though. They said they can consider for Senior MTS (one grade below) but it will not possible for parity reason. So no offer.

Try to practice coding even if you have 10 years of experience.

Skills evaluated in this interview

Salesforce Interview FAQs

How many rounds are there in Salesforce Staff Engineer interview?
Salesforce interview process usually has 3 rounds. The most common rounds in the Salesforce interview process are Coding Test, Technical and Resume Shortlist.

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