I interviewed at Salesforce (Indianapolis, IN) in Mar 2024
Interview
The interview panel was friendly. They started with introductions and then asked me how I started my Salesforce journey and earned certifications. I interviewed for Service Cloud, but they didn't ask any questions about the product. They also didn't ask any questions about handling customers. They only asked the technical questions straight for 45 mins.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. Difference between Roles and Profiles
2. What other ways can provide access to records?
3. What are restriction rules?
4. How many ways can we make a field required?
5. There are 5 record types. I only have access to 3, but I can see the records from all the record types. Why?
6. Difference between Lookup and Master-Detail relationship
7. How you start troubleshooting the issue
8. What is the difference between a constructor and a method
9. What are the principles of Object Oriented Programming Language
10. What is the difference between an error and an exception?
11. What is the difference between a unit test and a functional test
12. What is inheritance, and how is it implemented?
13. Difference between SOAP and REST API.
14. From the response, how can you identify if it’s a SOAP request or REST request?
15. What are SOAP status codes?
16. Tell us about the governor's limits. SQL. Limit exception
17. What is data skew?
18. In a batch class, can you make an API call?
19. Write a SQL query. Order and Customer are two tables. Make a relationship with them by customerId with INNER JOIN.
20. What is the difference between primary and foreign keys?
How to use scope in a SOQL statement.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Salesforce in May 2026
Interview
It was pretty quick. Pre-screening followed up by a 20 question multiple choice quiz. Then a panel interview. I was told by my recruiter the panel interview wouldn’t be technical but that was completely wrong. It was very technical.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
They gave me code snippets and asked if I knew the output.
I applied online. The process took 4 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Dublin, Dublin) in Apr 2026
Interview
The process was long and involved multiple stages, including technical assessments and panel interviews. Communication delay in the one stage and a long delay in the final stage. During the final stage interview, engagement from part of the panel appeared limited, which made the interaction feel uncomfortable.
Candidates generally describe the Salesforce interview process as moderate in difficulty, well-structured, and focused on real-world troubleshooting, communication skills, and customer handling, rather than extremely deep technical grilling or complex theoretical questions.