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Site Reliability Engineer Interview Experience - Dublin, Ireland

June 1, 2018
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Process

Excellent, straightforward, and no beating around the bush. Relevant to the role itself.

The process involved:

  • An initial phone call from the internal recruitment team who discussed the role in general and my interest in proceeding.
  • Thereafter, a scheduled phone call with a senior engineer/lead who asked about my experience (based on my CV) and a couple of questions to assess my experience with Linux and scripting. Basically, I explained my experience.
  • The technical questions were just to assess the candidate's current level, as long as you are not bluffing.
  • Thereafter, I was called for a face-to-face interview which was conducted with four people (two senior managers and two senior engineers).
  • This involved a general discussion about my previous job roles to see what kind of experience I had and at what level I was (based on my CV).
  • A few technical questions based on what I had mentioned in my CV, i.e., Linux and Git version control. Again, those were just to see at what level I am.
  • A few behavioral ability test questions like examples of difficult situations, etc., based on previous job roles.
  • I had a detailed discussion about the offered role itself, as to what it was all about, what training would be offered, and the culture of the company.

The next day, I got a call from the internal recruitment team with feedback and was offered the job :)

At the last moment, when I had to sign the contract, I received offers for another similar role in another company to which I had also applied. With great difficulty, I chose the other company's role only due to the difference in the technology stack involved, as I wanted to gain some experience in that other technology a bit more than this one. If it were possible to work for both roles at the same time, I would have done it :)

Other than this, I was really looking forward to joining Salesforce and I still do for the near future. I would definitely recommend Salesforce.

Questions

Explain your past roles to better understand your skill set.

Describe the Linux Kernel.

Explain version control, such as Git, which you have experience with.

Describe a situation where you had to work under high pressure from customers to resolve a major issue.

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Interview Statistics

The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Salesforce Site Reliability Engineer role in Dublin, Ireland.

Success Rate

50%
Pass Rate

Salesforce's interview process for their Site Reliability Engineer roles in Dublin, Ireland is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.

Experience Rating

Positive75%
Neutral25%
Negative0%

Candidates reported having very good feelings for Salesforce's Site Reliability Engineer interview process in Dublin, Ireland.

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