Salesforce interview questions. 25 from past candidates.
The process at Salesforce, what each stage actually tests, and how candidates prep. Real questions where we have them, likely questions where we don't.
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[01] BY THE NUMBERS
Headline facts before you prep.
Pulled straight from Salesforce's career page and public data sources. Tap any cell for the full breakdown.
Full Salesforce company profile[02] INTERVIEW PROCESS
Standard software engineering loop at Salesforce.
The stages below describe the typical SWE loop. Product, Design, and Data loops differ; pick a role to see how it changes, or jump straight to real questions reported for that role.
01Recruiter Screen
30 min
Recruiter Screen
30 minInitial call to discuss your background, the role, and logistics.
- Research the company and role thoroughly
- Prepare your elevator pitch
- Ask about the interview process and timeline
02Technical Interview
45-60 min
Technical Interview
45-60 minCoding and/or system design questions relevant to the role.
- Practice on LeetCode or similar platforms
- Think out loud and communicate your approach
- Ask clarifying questions before starting
03Behavioral Interview
45 min
Behavioral Interview
45 minQuestions about your past experiences, teamwork, and problem-solving.
- Prepare STAR-format stories
- Focus on specific examples with measurable outcomes
- Show self-awareness about mistakes and learnings
[03] REAL QUESTIONS
Reported by people who interviewed at Salesforce.
25 questions sourced directly from candidates on Reddit, Blind, Glassdoor, and Scoutify user reports.
Other Roles
11 questions · all reported by candidates
Other Roles
11 questions · all reported by candidatesHow do you communicate technical project needs to non-technical teams?
Given n houses in a line with money in each, find the maximum amount a robber can steal, without stealing from two adjacent houses.
What is one area Salesforce could improve?
How do you handle a customer who asks why your product is so expensive?
Tell me about a time when you had to defend a solution design against customer objections.
Should Amazon enter the food delivery business?
Why would a company use PersonAccounts?
How would you limit access of certain users to a website or service?
How do you troubleshoot the log events in Splunk's admin UI?
How would you securely store user login information of a website, independent of third-party services like Google, Apple, or Facebook.
How would you determine if your client should opt for a REST API?
Software Engineering
7 questions · all reported by candidates
Software Engineering
7 questions · all reported by candidatesGiven stock prices for the next n days, how can you maximize your profit by buying or selling one share per day?
Design a system to schedule jobs in a distributed environment.
Explain the differences between an interface and an abstract class.
Why do you want to work at Salesforce?
Determine if a number is a power of two.
Given a string S, determine if it can be converted into a palindrome by making at most one swap of two characters.
What are the different types of software testing?
Product Management
6 questions · all reported by candidates
Product Management
6 questions · all reported by candidatesTell me about a time when you solved a problem innovatively.
Tell me about your greatest success.
Design a bookshelf for children.
How would you estimate the number of Slack users?
Tell me about a SaaS product you really like using.
Tell me about your most impactful project.
TPM
1 question · all reported by candidates
TPM
1 question · all reported by candidatesWhat is a skill you have that is not listed on your resume?
How to answer these: the STAR method
Use the STAR method: describe the Situation, the Task you faced, the specific Action you took, and the measurable Result. Aim for 60-90 seconds with one concrete metric. Practice it out loud before the interview so it flows naturally; the same structure works for every question above.
[04] CODING PRACTICE
LeetCode tagged for Salesforce.
The 15 highest-frequency problems candidates report being asked in Salesforce loops, pulled from the public company-wise question bank.
Medium
What it testsSystems design
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.8 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 33.2% on LeetCode.
Open problem #146 on LeetCodeHard
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.6 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 29.4% on LeetCode.
Open problem #780 on LeetCodeMedium
What it testsBacktracking
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.5 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 46.8% on LeetCode.
Open problem #17 on LeetCodeMedium
What it testsIntervals + sorting
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.4 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 39.3% on LeetCode.
Open problem #56 on LeetCodeEasy
What it testsArrays + hashing
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.4 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 31.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #532 on LeetCodeEasy
What it testsSystems design
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.4 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 61.3% on LeetCode.
Open problem #706 on LeetCodeMedium
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.4 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 47.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #1283 on LeetCodeHard
What it testsSystems design
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.2 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 34.2% on LeetCode.
Open problem #460 on LeetCodeEasy
What it testsStacks, Queues
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.2 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 49.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #232 on LeetCodeHard
What it testsSystems design
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.2 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 44.7% on LeetCode.
Open problem #642 on LeetCodeHard
What it testsStacks
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.2 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 60.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #895 on LeetCodeHard
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.1 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 34.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #218 on LeetCodeMedium
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.1 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 45.7% on LeetCode.
Open problem #251 on LeetCodeEasy
What it testsArrays + hashing
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.1 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 45.6% on LeetCode.
Open problem #1 on LeetCodeMedium
Why it appearsPulled from the public company-wise question bank, with a frequency score of 0.1 for Salesforce. Acceptance rate 36.8% on LeetCode.
Open problem #82 on LeetCode[05] HIRING PULSE
Salesforce's hiring pulse.
We re-scan Salesforce's career page every few minutes and keep the full posting history, so these counts come from the board itself, not an aggregator.
Posted (7d)
230
Posted (30d)
816
Posted (90d)
2,629
Scanned every few minutes · newest tracked posting May 23, 2026
[06] SALARY SNAPSHOT
Know the bands before the loop.
Median total compensation at Salesforce by level, as reported by employees on Levels.fyi. Worth knowing before the recruiter asks about expectations.
Data Scientist
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | N |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data Scientist | $257K | $187K | 7 |
| Senior Data Scientist | $257K | $209K | 11 |
| Lead Data Scientist | $311K | $210K | 10 |
Product Designer
Source: Levels.fyi| Level | Total | Base | N |
|---|---|---|---|
| Associate Designer | $139K | $114K | 4 |
| Designer | $172K | $150K | 6 |
| Senior Designer | $211K | $172K | 11 |
| Lead Designer | $285K | $216K | 18 |
| Design Architect | $299K | $259K | 2 |
| Principal Designer | $376K | $260K | 4 |
Source: Levels.fyi · median of reported samples · N = sample count
Full compensation breakdown on the Salesforce company page[07] AFTER YOU APPLY
What happens after you hit submit.
Scoutify sent 121 applications to Salesforce for 27 users in the last 12 months, then watched what came back. Not survey answers; observed outcomes.
Get a screen
0%
share of applications
Reach an interview
0%
share of applications
Median cycle length (apply to terminal outcome): 13 days.
Based on 121 applications from 27 Scoutify users · last 12 months
[08] APPLY LOGISTICS
Applications go through Workday.
Salesforce runs hiring on Workday, so the application form and recruiter follow-ups flow through it. Use the same email everywhere and keep the profile fields consistent with your resume; recruiters see both side by side.
Enterprise-grade human capital management platform used by the world's largest organizations. Workday Recruiting is a core module within its broader HR suite.
One-tap coverage: Workday is one of the portals Scoutify's auto-apply fills end to end. While you prep for this interview, an Auto-Apply plan keeps submitting your saved profile to matching Salesforce roles the moment they go live.
ATS identified from the application URLs on Salesforce's recent postings
[09] PEOPLE ALSO ASK
Common questions about Salesforce interviews.
Does Salesforce sponsor H1B visas?
Salesforce does offer visa sponsorship for international candidates. If you are seeking an H1B visa, you can apply for positions that indicate sponsorship is available. This can be particularly beneficial if you are looking to work in one of Salesforce's top hiring cities, such as San Francisco or Chicago.
What is the average salary and compensation structure at Salesforce?
The average salary range for positions at Salesforce is between $149,532 and $223,567, based on job postings with disclosed salaries. For higher-level roles, median total compensation can be significantly higher; for example, a Principal Architect can earn a median total comp of $1,145,289. This indicates a competitive compensation structure for skilled professionals.
What is the interview process like at Salesforce?
The interview process at Salesforce typically includes a series of questions designed to assess your skills and experience relevant to the role. For instance, you may be asked to describe how you successfully drove customer success in a sales role, particularly leveraging Salesforce's AI CRM. Expect a focus on your ability to collaborate and use data analytics in your strategy.
What is the current hiring volume and what roles are open right now at Salesforce?
Salesforce currently has 3,016 active job postings, with 907 posted in the last 30 days and 227 in the last 7 days. Some of the top roles available include Named Account Executive (31 openings), Principal Data and AI Architect (22), and Customer Success Manager (20). This indicates a robust hiring activity across various functions.
[10] OVERVIEW
What candidates run into at Salesforce.
Tech company interviews typically include a mix of coding, system design, and behavioral rounds. The exact format varies by company size and role level.
[11] PREP TIPS
How candidates prepare.
[12] EXPERT FRAMEWORKS
Frameworks and sample answers from interview coaches.
Curated from Columbia Engineering's licensed BigInterview library: expert-written tips, sample answers, and walkthroughs that work for any interview.
Source: BigInterview (licensed by Columbia Engineering)
[13] FAQ
Questions candidates ask about Salesforce interviews.
Salary, visa sponsorship, process, hiring volume. Drawn from public data on Salesforce.
Salesforce does offer visa sponsorship for international candidates. If you are seeking an H1B visa, you can apply for positions that indicate sponsorship is available. This can be particularly beneficial if you are looking to work in one of Salesforce's top hiring cities, such as San Francisco or Chicago.
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