I applied through a recruiter. The process took 6 weeks. I interviewed at Salesforce (New York, NY) in Jun 2019
Interview
5 parts:
1 HR call
1 SM call
1 Lead SC call
1 Director call
1 Final Interview Case Study
The first 4 are very straight forward. Basic feeler questions to understand who you are, what you want, if you're a fit. Nothing technical.
The final interview was INTENSE. They hook you up with a great S. SE that is working very hard to help you prepare as if their jobs depend on it. You get a case study (IE company xyz is having abc problems. CEO has ABC doubts, CIO has QWE doubts, etc). Demo them a solution for Sales/Service Cloud (Case study will tell you) in 40 minutes. You need to be able to sell the product and really sway the panel. Answer difficult questions. Shine under pressure, etc.
I applied through a recruiter. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at Salesforce (San Francisco, CA)
Interview
A recruiter reached out to me multiple times, and when I finally took the call, it turned out to be a standard placement conversation as they’re currently hiring SEs across several teams. After a 30 minute screening, during which I clearly stated my location, the recruiter informed me that all new SE hires are required to follow a mandatory hybrid in-office schedule. Despite knowing I don’t live near a major office, they said I would need to relocate before proceeding with the interview process. Never heard back after the first meeting.
Submitted resume through a referral, started the interview process a week and a half later then had 5 grounds of interviews and received the offer. Interview difficulty was not bad, the solution demo was the only part that involved considerable prep.
I applied through an employee referral. I interviewed at Salesforce (Bengaluru)
Interview
5 rounds - HR screening, initial interview by a team member, panel round where a solution demo has to be presented for provided case study, hiring manager interview and interview with director of solution consulting.