Fiz uma entrevista na empresa Salesforce (Bellevue, WA).
Entrevista
2 phone interviews and then the on-site. Most questions were ok but there were a couple of really tough ones that I probably didn’t do too well on. One of the interviewers was slightly on the rude side. He did the design interview and I was unable to have a healthy discussion with him because of his dismissive attitude. In the end he said ‘your design will not work’.
The process is really good. They treat you well and give out an offer pretty quickly. I was hoping to get some more time to interview at other companies but they came in pretty quickly.
They will definitely test you. Won’t be an easy interview for sure.
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
Questions about binary trees, hash maps, real world systems. Can’t disclose actual questions.
The technical interview was much tougher than I anticipated. I faced a DSA question related to word searches that required optimizing a brute-force approach with a Trie. It was intense, but the practice I’d done on PracHub the week before really helped solidify my understanding of the problem-solving techniques. The behavioral round felt lighter, focusing on teamwork and project experience. After a couple of days, I received an offer, which I happily accepted. Overall, it was a challenging yet rewarding experience.
Perguntas de entrevista [1]
Pergunta 1
Word Search II - given an m x n board of characters and a list of words, return all words that can be formed from sequentially adjacent cells; had to optimize the brute-force backtracking with a Trie to pass the time limit
The interview process started with an online coding assessment that included DSA and problem-solving questions. After clearing the test, I had two technical interview rounds focused on data structures, OOPs concepts, DBMS, and project discussion. The final round was with the hiring manager where they asked about teamwork, problem solving, and career goals. The interviewers were professional and the process was smooth overall.
Went through 3 rounds. First round was a technical interview - it was a take home assessment. I didn't pass the test cases but still went through to the next round. The onsite had 1 behavioral, 1 system design, and 1 technical Leetcode style interview. It was in person on a whiteboard.