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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      17 Apr 2019
      Anonymous employee
      San Francisco, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Mar 2019

      Interview

      I was interviewed for a different role but was hired as a Principal Engineer. The process was very smooth. I worked with an awesome recruiter who worked with my times as I was traveling. For the initial role, there were about 6 rounds of interview. SalesForce used that feedback and eventually hired me for a different role. The interview difficulty is really based on the level you are being hired for.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      18 Dec 2023
      Anonymous employee
      San Francisco, CA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA) in Nov 2023

      Interview

      The recruiter Caroline Kingray was awesome. She was very responsive and guiding me through out the process. All the interviewers were very friendly and respectful through out the interview. Best Interview Experience so far.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Here are the steps: 1) Recruiter round to check my background and then she had me talking to the hiring manager 2)Hacker rank problem - 2 problems - 1hr 3) Onsite - 6 interviewers talking to me on these areas: Customer advocacy, Salesforce Culture (Focus more on Diversity and Inclusion), End to End Architecture and my experience , Tools and Infrastructure architecture, One Program to solve in whiteboard, QA Concepts, Overall experience check.
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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      6 Feb 2020
      Anonymous employee
      Bellevue, WA
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied through a recruiter. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Bellevue, WA) in Jan 2020

      Interview

      Everyone was very friendly. I had a great time during the interview process. The people seemed very intelligent and the location was also quite nice. Overall, it was a great experience.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      They asked me to do a code review.
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      Principal Software Engineer Interview

      5 Nov 2019
      Anonymous employee
      Buenos Aires
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Difficult interview

      Application

      I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Buenos Aires) in Nov 2019

      Interview

      Todas las etapas fueron excelentemente gestionadas y muy claras, y siempre se notó el interés de transmitir que Salesforce es una excelente compañía, además de tener un trato cordial y estar atentos acualquier inquietud. El proceso incluyó un exámen técnico remoto (Hacker Rank) una entrevista presencial con recursos humanos, un exámen práctico presencial (whiteboard) y un exámen técnico presencial adicional (coding) para complementar el whiteboard y terminar de validad mis aptitudes técnicas. Además tuve entrevistas con los managers del equipo al que me integraría en caso de ser contratado, y quedó muy claro que todas estas etapas son importantes y son tenidas en cuenta. El profesionalismo que se ve en la ejecución del proceso hace que alguien con experiencia lo valore especialmente.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Me sorprendió para bien el interés de los managers por conocer cómo trabajé en mis anteriores posiciones, además de hacerme preguntas que apuntaban a validar mi forma de trabajar en equipo. Ejemplo de pregunta: ¿Cómo sumarías a un nuevo integrante al equipo para que logre integrarse de la mejor manera?
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