Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - India
Process
The interview process is not so hard, nor is it easy to crack. I was interviewed by Salesforce Performance Group, and there were six rounds.
The first four rounds of interviews went well. After that, they asked me to prepare on a bunch of topics like Ruby on Rails, performance tools, garbage collection, and databases, etc.
I invested significant time and prepared well on these topics. Then, there were two rounds with the US-based team, and they also went well.
Finally, they came up with a decision stating that I don't have experience in performance engineering. This is not good because I initially told them I didn't have any experience working on performance engineering, and it was not mentioned anywhere in my profile. I think they should make a clear decision after reviewing the profile.
The expectation is a bit high. My sincere advice to candidates is that if the interviewer asks you to prepare on some topics, just tell them that you are busy with office work and don't find free time. Please don't spend your time on preparation.
You should not be asked to prepare; instead, you should be interviewed on your current skill set and what you have put in your profile.
Questions
Nothing so difficult.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 12 interview experiences for the Salesforce Senior Software Engineer role in India.
Success Rate
Salesforce's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in India is very selective, failing most engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Salesforce's Senior Software Engineer interview process in India.
Salesforce Work Experiences
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- 5.0Week One of EmploymentSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeLouisville, Colorado, United StatesSeptember 11, 2018Pros: Innovation, Culture, Collaboration, Trust, SuccessCons: None, none, none, none, none
- 2.0Great Perks, Terrible EngineeringSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeIndianapolis, Indiana, United StatesJune 12, 2018Pros: Great day-to-day benefits. * Free onsite coffee shops, * Stocked breakrooms, * Meditation areas. Top-notch desks and workstations.Cons: Daily work is entirely dependent upon the individual team. You may have a great one; I had the worst experience of my career of over 20 years. Technical knowledge is entry-level. Salesforce has combined the roles of testing and development/engineering. The result is testers are now responsible for learning how to program on their own. I had one gentleman ask me, after 3 months of programming, if methods can be called from other methods. Engineers are now responsible for testing. They don't do it and just sign off because they 'looked at the code.' On two different occasions, engineers repeatedly stated that specific features were tested and verified on test servers. Interestingly enough, those test servers had not yet been deployed. The 'testers' never even logged into the server. Staff compete for jobs unethically. The personal benefits are so good (pay, etc.) that individuals will lie about what has been completed to deflect investigation into other problem areas. The entry-level management are typically developers who have been moved into management with no training. During meetings, they will remote in while working on their own tasks or actually work on their own tasks at the table, often interrupting a meeting to ask a question or give directions about totally unrelated tasks. When asked why they do this, they will respond, "I wasn't running the meeting; it was for you." This often results in missed info and misdirected teams.
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