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QA Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California

September 1, 2010
Positive ExperienceNo Offer

Process

The interviewer asked me to discuss my resume and projects.

This took about 10 minutes.

Then, he asked if I had completed any testing projects, and I described my experience.

He then asked me to rate my Java proficiency on a scale of 1 to 10. I answered 6-7, as I am not an expert. He was essentially reviewing my resume and asking questions based on its content.

He began asking Java-related questions:

  1. What is the difference between an abstract class and an interface?
  2. Arrays versus vectors?
  3. String versus String buffer?
  4. Object-oriented concepts such as inheritance and polymorphism?
  5. Advantages of OO?
  6. Describe synchronization.
  7. Two questions on threading.
  8. A few more basic Java questions.

After that, he gave me two tasks to test:

  1. String manipulation.
  2. Vending machine simulation.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 8 interview experiences for the Salesforce QA Engineer role in San Francisco, California.

Success Rate

13%
Pass Rate

Salesforce's interview process for their QA Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is extremely selective, failing the vast majority of engineers.

Experience Rating

Positive63%
Neutral25%
Negative13%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Salesforce's QA Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.

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