Senior Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
Process
Applied via LinkedIn for a role at Salesforce. The overall process took about a month.
- Initial call with Recruiter
- Screening by hiring manager
- 60-minute HackerRank online assessment
- Virtual onsite with team members
Questions
Hackerrank had two questions, around LeetCode easy/medium difficulty, focusing on dynamic programming. There were also some Object-Oriented Programming (OOPs) questions and questions about the resume asked by the Hiring Manager (HM). The onsite interview had a mix of behavioral, system design, and coding questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 40 interview experiences for the Salesforce Senior Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
Salesforce's interview process for their Senior Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Salesforce's Senior Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Salesforce Work Experiences
- 4.0Not what it used to beSenior Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesOctober 28, 2025Pros: WLB is not bad, but team dependent. Pay is good if you negotiate well.Cons: Incompetent leadership and managers. The code quality is not very good.
- 3.0Great benefits, but a stale careerSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 30, 2025Pros: Good benefits. Decent work-life balance.Cons: a push to use AI in everything no career growth
- 4.0Great place to start a career... or end itSenior Software Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMarch 11, 2025Pros: * Great resources for new grads * Great compensation + stock options * Many solid, experienced engineersCons: Easy to get stuck in the promotion ladder. Using a lot of outdated and obsolete technologies. A lot of fracturing and disorganization, especially in AI-related fields.
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