I applied through the Salesforce careers site for a position located outside of my current state of residence.

Recruiter communication was fast, clear, and concise.

I ended up receiving a take-home assignment that took a while to complete. It was very refreshing having the chance to demonstrate my skills in a real-world problem rather than a set of generic LeetCode questions. Performance was still important; it just had a real-world purpose, along with app architecture, testing, and other aspects you would normally be expected to do on the job.

Once the team had a chance to review my submission, I was quickly set up with a tech video conference call with three team members. I received a lot of thoughtful questions centered around my previous work experience, aiming to probe how these skills would be transferable and helpful to the team. Interspersed were questions about performance and the advantages one might expect from using one language over another, as well as how one might solve those deficiencies. Testing was also a big topic of discussion.

Afterwards, I had a video conference call with the team manager. This felt more like a behavioral interview.

Subsequently, I had a video conference call with the director of the organization that the team belonged to. This also felt like a behavioral interview.

I received a competitive offer the next business day.

Total time from application to offer was a little over a month, with one tech screen, three video conference calls, and zero on-sites.

Overall, this was a very positive experience. Everyone was super welcoming and friendly. I enjoyed talking to everyone and wished I could have accepted the offer. The only reason I declined was because my family and I had a last-minute change of heart about relocating to another state. It was an extremely difficult decision to make.

Some parting thoughts: spending the time to learn more about the company and what it has to offer was crucial throughout the process.

Build an application when given a list of requirements.

STDIN and STDOUT examples were given.