SMTS Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
February 1, 2018
Negative ExperienceNo Offer
Process
The recruitment process involved two interviews and took three weeks. The recruitment team was quite responsive.
However, the interviewer was not up to the mark in explaining why a specific solution was desired. They pushed for optimization from the first step.
Questions
- Variant of max sum in a binary tree (not a BST).
- Some network security and low-level protocol questions.
- Some behavioral questions.
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 4 interview experiences for the Salesforce SMTS Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
50%
Pass Rate
Salesforce's interview process for their SMTS Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is fairly selective, failing a large portion of engineers who go through it.
Experience Rating
Positive75%
Neutral0%
Negative25%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Salesforce's SMTS Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Salesforce Work Experiences
5.0
Comfortable, But Long Tenure
SMTS Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
May 3, 2023
Pros: I've been here 8 years for a reason.
Cons: You can get comfortable and stick around for too long.
4.0
Good Balance, Low Pay
SMTS Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
February 1, 2023
Pros: Work-life balance is good.
Cons: Lower pay than most FANG.
3.0
Good Learning, Bad Pay
SMTS Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 25, 2023
Pros: Good work environment. Training and opportunities to learn new things.
Cons: Terrible compensation compared to FAANG companies.
Poor stock refresh.
Very rigid promotion ladder; you have to wait X amount of years before you can even apply for a promotion, regardless of your performance.
- 5.0Comfortable, But Long TenureSMTS Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesMay 3, 2023Pros: I've been here 8 years for a reason.Cons: You can get comfortable and stick around for too long.
- 4.0Good Balance, Low PaySMTS Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesFebruary 1, 2023Pros: Work-life balance is good.Cons: Lower pay than most FANG.
- 3.0Good Learning, Bad PaySMTS Software Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 25, 2023Pros: Good work environment. Training and opportunities to learn new things.Cons: Terrible compensation compared to FAANG companies. Poor stock refresh. Very rigid promotion ladder; you have to wait X amount of years before you can even apply for a promotion, regardless of your performance.
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