I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (Hyderābād) in Feb 2020
Interview
The Interview process was good and quick, with prompt feedback's after each round and all the rounds are scheduled as early as possible after each round's feed back. Recruiter's are very accommodating and answer the calls well.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
More on experiences and practical scenarios rather than Q&A
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Salesforce (Hyderābād) in Jan 2023
Interview
5 technical and 1 managerial round happened. In interview mostly they ask questions related to database core internals and architecture and lot of why? one python coding round happened on hackerrank. ( though basic level ) . all the Interviews completed within 15 days. But Recruiter took around one month to initiate final discussion on offer.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
1. questions on database components like sga,pga, bg processes ,undo ,redo and their internals. 2. RAC architecture and how it works. 3. postgres concepts and its internals 4. Some basic questions on python scripting
I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at Salesforce (Hyderābād) in Jan 2020
Interview
Really the process is very transparent and systematic.
1) Video conference ( Zoom meeting with Technical/Reporting Manager )
2) Onsite interview
Video conference with Technical Team members
Face to Face with Technical Lead
Video conference with Application Manager
3) Compensation discussion.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Though questions are simple DBA related, Most of them were tricky and needed more of analytical thinking.
Senior Database Engineer applicants have rated the interview process at Salesforce with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 79.4% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Senior Database Engineer roles take an average of 21 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Salesforce overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Salesforce as a Senior Database Engineer according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Group panel interview: 25%
Personality test: 25%
Skills test: 25%
One on one interview: 25%
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