Software Engineer Interview Experience - San Francisco, California
November 1, 2016
Positive ExperienceNo Offer
Process
Basic Software Developer Questions
I first had a phone interview with an easy Java question. The interviewer was helpful and guided me along a bit. They then flew me out to San Francisco. I had two interviews scheduled, which went okay. I didn't get the job in the end.
Questions
General Easy Java and Background Questions
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Interview Statistics
The following metrics were computed from 62 interview experiences for the Salesforce Software Engineer role in San Francisco, California.
Success Rate
56%
Pass Rate
Salesforce's interview process for their Software Engineer roles in San Francisco, California is on the easier side as most engineers get an offer after going through it.
Experience Rating
Positive79%
Neutral10%
Negative11%
Candidates reported having very good feelings for Salesforce's Software Engineer interview process in San Francisco, California.
Salesforce Work Experiences
5.0
Great Peers, Pace, Benefits
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
September 20, 2022
Pros: 1. Great work-life balance.
2. Go at your own pace.
3. Excellent peers.
4. Great benefits.
Cons: Not so big. Food in the office would have been great.
4.0
Cushy, but boring
Software Engineer • Former Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
April 19, 2023
Pros: Pays well, people are pretty smart, nice offices, chill work atmosphere, pretty lax about time off.
Cons: Work is generally boring. You can get by doing very little (and many people do). Giant monolithic codebase with lots of build failures. Not the most prestigious. Not conducive to lots of learning.
5.0
One of the top places to work for
Software Engineer • Current Employee
San Francisco, California, United States
January 12, 2020
Pros: Love the culture. Love the people. Love the work-life balance.
Cons: Less transparency sometimes when explaining the project or the tasks.
- 5.0Great Peers, Pace, BenefitsSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesSeptember 20, 2022Pros: 1. Great work-life balance. 2. Go at your own pace. 3. Excellent peers. 4. Great benefits.Cons: Not so big. Food in the office would have been great.
- 4.0Cushy, but boringSoftware Engineer • Former EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesApril 19, 2023Pros: Pays well, people are pretty smart, nice offices, chill work atmosphere, pretty lax about time off.Cons: Work is generally boring. You can get by doing very little (and many people do). Giant monolithic codebase with lots of build failures. Not the most prestigious. Not conducive to lots of learning.
- 5.0One of the top places to work forSoftware Engineer • Current EmployeeSan Francisco, California, United StatesJanuary 12, 2020Pros: Love the culture. Love the people. Love the work-life balance.Cons: Less transparency sometimes when explaining the project or the tasks.
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