The Salesforce interview process was well-structured and comprehensive, consisting of multiple rounds over three weeks.

Round 1: Phone screening with HR (30 minutes)

• Basic questions about background and interest in Salesforce
• Discussion about the role and company culture
• Salary expectations and availability

Round 2: Technical phone interview with Senior Engineer (60 minutes)

• Coding challenges on data structures and algorithms
• Questions about system design fundamentals
• Discussion about previous projects and technical experience

Round 3: Virtual onsite interviews (4 hours total)

• Technical coding session: Implemented a solution for processing large datasets
• System design interview: Designed a scalable notification system
• Behavioral interview with hiring manager: STAR method questions about leadership and teamwork
• Cultural fit interview: Questions about Salesforce's V2MOM values

The interviewers were professional, knowledgeable, and provided clear feedback. The process was transparent with good communication throughout. Overall, it was challenging but fair, and gave me a good sense of the company's engineering standards and culture.

During the technical round, they asked me to design a scalable system for handling real-time notifications for millions of users.

They wanted me to explain how I would handle the architecture, database design, message queuing, and ensure the system could scale horizontally while maintaining low latency.