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Behavioral
2 years ago
What makes you a great fit for Salesforce?
Backend Engineer

Salesforce

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2 years ago
What would you do to improve Salesforce if you were hired for Backend Engineer?
Backend Engineer

Salesforce

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Behavioral
2 years ago
Tell me about a time when you didn't get along with a coworker and had to finish a project together.
Backend EngineerData Engineering ManagerEngineering ManagerUX Designer

Salesforce

Amazon

Figma

+7

Situation:
While working on the CloudGate (CASB) program at Oracle, I had to collaborate closely with a lead engineer who was highly technical but often resistant to input from non-engineering stakeholders, including program managers like myself.

Task:
Our shared goal was to integrate CloudGate’s policy engine with a third-party SaaS provider under tight deadlines for a compliance milestone. Coordination was critical, but communication friction risked delaying delivery.

Action:
I focused on building mutual respect by first acknowledging his technical expertise and then shifting our interactions to be data- and goal-driven. Instead of pushing process, I came to discussions with clear risk/impact scenarios and timelines tied directly to customer and audit deadlines. I also adapted my style—fewer meetings, more async updates with technical clarity—which matched his preference. Gradually, we established a working rhythm built on outcomes, not personalities.

Result:
We delivered the integration on time, passed the compliance audit, and by the end of the project, had built enough trust that he started proactively surfacing risks to me before I had to ask. The experience reinforced for me that adapting communication style and focusing on shared goals is often more effective than trying to change personalities.

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Behavioral
2 years ago
Briefly describe your background and what is your most relevant experience within Salesforce
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Behavioral
2 years ago
A coworker continues to arrive late to the scheduled meeting each week. What should be done?
Backend EngineerProduct ManagerTechnical Program ManagerSoftware Engineer

Salesforce

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MPL

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Commvault

+11

Have a curious mind and approach with understanding. Talk to the person 1x1, see what's up and go from there.

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Behavioral
3 years ago
Please recount a situation when you received unfavorable feedback?
Backend EngineerEngineering ManagerUX DesignerUX Researcher

Salesforce

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Sprout Social

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NCR

In the first company I worked as tech lead, even though my performance rating was good, I received a 360 degree feedback on my interpersonal skills as well. One of them said that I sounded a bit rude in couple of discussions. When I asked for the instances, I got examples where I got the feedback from and not whom. So I had to explain my manager that it was not intentional and the aggressive demanding nature of mine could have been perceived as rude. But I considered the feedback and identified, corrected myself, toned down the way I speak in certain instances which made a set of teams in my org ex: production support teams reach out to me more often now for guidance. So this helped me gain valuable experience and unlock a totally different perspective in terms of collaboration with other squads in the company.

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Behavioral
3 years ago
In your opinion, what are your top three personal qualities that help you succeed? How do those traits align with Salesforce's values?
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Salesforce

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Behavioral
3 years ago
Tell me about a time you struggled to meet a deadline.
Backend EngineerData Science ManagerML Engineering ManagerEngineering Manager

Salesforce

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Quizlet

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Andela

+1

I led a project to implement a new feature in our loan processing system aimed at reducing API latency for faster loan approvals. Midway, I encountered data inconsistencies and latency issues caused by schema mismatches between the new API and our backend services. To resolve this, I optimized the data schema mapping, streamlined query performance, and introduced Redis caching for frequently accessed data, which significantly reduced the API call frequency and improved response times.

I also collaborated with QA to parallelize testing, allowing us to catch issues early. By continuously optimizing our microservices with adjustments to load balancing and asynchronous data processing, we increased processing speeds by 20%. While the deadline was slightly extended, our enhancements directly improved loan approval times and were a solid technical win for both the team and the user experience.

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Behavioral
3 years ago
Please describe one situation where you dealt with conflict
Backend EngineerFull Stack Software EngineerData ScientistData Analyst

Salesforce

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Palantir Technologies

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Wealthfront

+6

In my current role, there was a time when operation and engineering team was not aligned which was causing lots of delays during deployment. as per operation team build should be deployed in same branch which was available on pre-prod but as we were running multiple projects/features parallelly. it was difficult to develop and test everything in one branch and made it ready for deployment in a short time.


I had to work with my team (engineering team) and operational team to come up with a solution where we both are aligned and can reduce delivery time as well.


Initially i had proposed a solution when we were developing and testing work on feature branch and once its fully tested by QA on feature branch we push all changes to staging branch where we can do final testing. for some time this approach worked but we start facing new issue which is related to code merge as after merge features were impacting each other and require additional time to fix those issues and make it ready within planned time.


We added one more process if features/fixes are small and won't impact much then we merge else we try to plan deployment sequentially to avoid any further delay. 


This approach helped team to deliver project/feature on time and operational team was happy as they don't need to keep track of multiple branches during deployment.




 

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Behavioral
3 years ago
Can you tell me about a time when you made a decision that didn't work out? What did you learn as a result of this?
Backend EngineerData Science ManagerEngineering ManagerUX Designer

Salesforce

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Trackmaven

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Okta

+7

This is a product which we release recently it would check the recent breaches that happened exploiting certain vulnarability in the recent past and also check the vulnarabilties in the infrastructure and then provide a score based on severity. the higher the severity the higher the chance of getting breached. This was a great hit but two of our customers came back with a specialised request, the wanted to quantify the severity in terms of revenue loss so it would help them prioratize fixes on the infrastructure. This not only required heavy research but also defining the scope as well that where it fits in. The reason it was important to think about this feature because it was a big contract and our company wanted close it before the end of Q2. I had a planning sessions with the stake holders and product team, we defined the scope of the feature and then communicated with the customer and got all the buy ins, there had to be some repriorization required to imediatle start working on the project, I had a chat with my team and transperantly explained why this was such a high priority for the company and how it aligns with the company goals. This gave boosted their morale and also they saw the advantages of adding this feature and the moral was high.

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