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Salesforce Research and Development Interview Questions and Answers

Updated 28 Oct 2015

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Research and Development Interview Questions & Answers

user image Haneesh Vengala

posted on 13 Oct 2015

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: THE TEST WAS GOOD BUT SOME OF THE QUESTIONS TAKES SOME TIME ,IT WAS A BIT CONFUSING BUT I TOOK MY TIME AND DO IT AND DID MAXIMUM
Tips: THE QUESTIONS WERE MAINLY BASED ON CSE LIKE OPERATING SYSTEMS, C & JAVA PROGRMAMING ,IT WOULD BE BETTER TO PREPARE SOME TOPICS ON RECURSIVE ALGORITHMS AND HASTABLES THOUGH THEY DON'T COVER MUCH
Duration: 50 minutes
Total Questions: 25

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: IT WAS A LONG INTERVIEW WHICH WENT FOR 2 HRS. THE QUESTIONS MAINLY WERE BASED ON ARRAYS AND STRINGS AND THEY ARE MAINLY BASED ON OPTIMIZATION (ESPECIALLY STRINGS WHICH WAS "RUN LENGTH ENCODING")
Tips: ITS GOOD TO PREPARE QUESTIONS MAINLY ON TREES , STRINGS, ARRAYS

Skills: Algorithmic Approach To Problem Solving
Duration: 2
College Name: IIT Madras
Motivation: ITS THE WORLD #1 CRM COMPANY AND I WAS MAINLY INTERESTED IN APPLYING MY SKILLS TO HELP PEOPLE REGARDING SALES AND SERVICES AND ALSO WANTED TO HELP PEOPLE BUILD ENTERPRISES.WHICH SALESFORCE DOES AND THE CHARITY ACTIVITIES ALSO PEAKED MY INTEREST

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Why are women still asked such personal questions in interview?
I recently went for an interview… and honestly, m still trying to process what just happened. Instead of being asked about my skills, experience, or how I could add value to the company… the questions took a totally unexpected turn. The interviewer started asking things like When are you getting married? Are you engaged? And m sure, if I had said I was married, the next question would’ve been How long have you been married? What does my personal life have to do with the job m applying for? This is where I felt the gender discrimination hit hard. These types of questions are so casually thrown at women during interviews but are they ever asked to men? No one asks male candidates if they’re planning a wedding or how old their kids are. So why is it okay to ask women? Can we please stop normalising this kind of behaviour in interviews? Our careers shouldn’t be judged by our relationship status. Period.
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Research and Development Interview Questions & Answers

Adobe user image Nalam Vssk Chaitanya

posted on 29 Aug 2015

I applied via Campus Placement

Interview Questionnaire 

3 Questions

  • Q1. 100 white eggs and 100 black eggs are distributed in 2 bags and now choosen a egg. The way to be distribute the eggs so that the probability of getting a black egg is maximum?
  • Ans. 

    Distribute 50 white and 100 black eggs in one bag and 50 white and 0 black eggs in the other bag.

    • Distribute the black eggs in one bag and white eggs in the other bag

    • Ensure that both bags have equal number of white eggs

    • The bag with black eggs will have a higher probability of getting a black egg

    • Answered by AI
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  • Q2. Given an array of 1 to 30 numbers put minus before some numbers so that sum of elements in array is zero
  • Ans. 

    Add minus sign to some numbers in array to make sum zero

    • Identify the sum of all numbers in the array

    • If sum is already zero, return the array as is

    • If sum is positive, add minus sign to one or more positive numbers until sum becomes zero

    • If sum is negative, add minus sign to one or more negative numbers until sum becomes zero

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q3. Given a binary tree print the left most element in each level. Note: Nodes need not have children. It's not complete binary tree
  • Ans. 

    Print the leftmost element in each level of a binary tree.

    • Use a queue to traverse the tree level by level.

    • At each level, print the first node in the queue.

    • Add the left and right child of the node to the queue if they exist.

    • Repeat until the queue is empty.

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: The test is conducted in hacker rank in Electrical DCF. The questions are asked in Probability, Coding, Data Structures and Algorithms.
Tips: Just go through your probability notes and DSA notes and your Advanced and Computer Programming lab assignments.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 8

Round: Technical Interview
Experience: I stammerd a bit as it is my first interview but I was able to answer Q 1 and 3 and 2 with a small help as for 2 I was trying for answer which is "Not possible" as the sum of elements is odd.
Tips: Be cool the questions will be easy. You just have to think peacefully and answer them. Question asked doesn't mean it will have an answer.

Skills: Probability, Data Structures and Algorithms., Aptitude
Duration: 2.5
College Name: Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Motivation: I want to do Reasearch and get patents which will be useful for my Higher Studies.

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Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

Amdocs user image Anonymous

posted on 10 Oct 2020

I applied via Company Website and was interviewed before Oct 2019. There were 4 interview rounds.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. 1. Core Java - OOPS features, Abstract classes and Interface, Inner Classes, String and Object Class, Equals and HashCode methods, Runtime and Compile time exception, Method overloading and overriding, Cus...
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - 1. Clear Core java concepts firmly
2. Basic DB queries
3. Basic Unix commands

Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

Google user image Anonymous

posted on 25 Nov 2022

I applied via Campus Placement and was interviewed before Nov 2021. There were 3 interview rounds.

Round 1 - Resume Shortlist 
Pro Tip by AmbitionBox:
Keep your resume crisp and to the point. A recruiter looks at your resume for an average of 6 seconds, make sure to leave the best impression.
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Round 2 - Aptitude Test 

Numerical and logical aptitude test

Round 3 - Coding Test 

There are 5 rounds on datastructure and algorithm

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Nice hr and all team is suportive
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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Microsoft Corporation user image Anonymous

posted on 16 Sep 2021

I appeared for an interview before Sep 2020.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Data Structural round.

  • Q1. 

    Distinct Islands Problem Statement

    Given a two-dimensional array/list consisting of integers 0s and 1s, where 1 represents land and 0 represents water, determine the number of distinct islands. A group of...

  • Ans. 

    Count the number of distinct islands in a 2D array of 0s and 1s.

    • Identify islands by performing depth-first search (DFS) on the grid

    • Use a set to store the shape of each island and check for duplicates

    • Consider translations to determine distinct islands

    • Answered by AI
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Round 2 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a Data Structural round.

  • Q1. 

    Word Wrap Problem Statement

    You are tasked with arranging 'N' words of varying lengths such that each line contains at most 'M' characters, with each word separated by a space. The challenge is to minimiz...

  • Ans. 

    The goal is to minimize the total cost of arranging 'N' words on each line with a maximum character limit 'M'.

    • Calculate the cost of each line as the cube of extra space characters needed to reach 'M'.

    • Minimize the total cost by arranging words to fit within the character limit on each line.

    • Ensure each word appears fully on one line without breaking across lines.

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
Round 3 - Face to Face 

(1 Question)

Round duration - 60 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a System Design round.

  • Q1. Can you design a system similar to Red Bus that can handle bookings and onboard both vendors and customers to the platform?
  • Ans. 

    Design a system similar to Red Bus for handling bookings and onboarding vendors and customers.

    • Implement a user-friendly interface for customers to search and book tickets

    • Create a vendor portal for vendors to manage their offerings and availability

    • Include payment gateway integration for secure transactions

    • Develop a robust backend system for managing bookings, cancellations, and refunds

    • Utilize a database to store user in...

    • Answered by AI
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Round 4 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was a System Design round

Round 5 - Face to Face 

Round duration - 50 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

This was an HR round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Professional and academic backgroundI completed Computer Science Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee. Microsoft interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Graphs, Dynamic Programming, Arrays, LinkedList, stringsTime required to prepare for the interview - 1 monthInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Practice as much as you can.
Tip 2 : Prepare for company, not in general.
Tip 3 : Your past work should be objective and your contribution should be very clear

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Keep only relevant things for the job you are applying.
Tip 2 : Minimal data with measurable contribution and effect.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

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Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Oracle user image Anonymous

posted on 17 Apr 2021

I applied via Monster and was interviewed before Apr 2020. There was 1 interview round.

Interview Questionnaire 

1 Question

  • Q1. Basic java
    • Add your answer

Interview Preparation Tips

Interview preparation tips for other job seekers - Be prepared

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Adobe user image Devendra Bendkhale

posted on 4 Dec 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

8 Questions

  • Q1. WRITE A GENERIC SWAP FUNCTION
  • Ans. 

    A generic swap function swaps two values of any data type.

    • The function should take two parameters of any data type.

    • Use a temporary variable to store the value of one parameter.

    • Assign the value of the second parameter to the first parameter.

    • Assign the value of the temporary variable to the second parameter.

    • Answered by AI
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  • Q2. SEARCH AN ELEMENT IN ROTATED SORTED LINKLIST .
  • Ans. 

    Search for an element in a rotated sorted linked list.

    • Find the pivot point where the list is rotated.

    • Divide the list into two sublists based on the pivot point.

    • Perform binary search on the appropriate sublist.

    • Handle edge cases such as empty list and list with only one element.

    • Answered by AI
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  • Q3. SEARCH AN ELEMENT IN ROTATED SORTED ARRAY. WRITED A CODE FOR IT
  • Ans. 

    Search an element in a rotated sorted array

    • Find the pivot point where the array is rotated

    • Divide the array into two sub-arrays based on pivot point

    • Perform binary search on the appropriate sub-array

    • Repeat until element is found or sub-array size is 1

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q4. In an Array of size 95 contain numbers in range 1 to 100. each number is at max once in the array. find the 5 missing numbers in array between 1-100
    • Add your answer
  • Q5. Given sudoku as id array of size . in a given empty cell find the possible numbers that could be possible. Asked me to write code for it
  • Ans. 

    Given a Sudoku board, find possible numbers for an empty cell.

    • Iterate through empty cells and check possible numbers using row, column, and box constraints.

    • Use a set to keep track of possible numbers for each empty cell.

    • Return the set of possible numbers for the given empty cell.

    • Answered by AI
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  • Q6. Given 4 unsigned integers find their integer average (eg. (2,2,2,3) => (2+2+2+3)/4 = 2) consider integer division ) without typecasting
  • Ans. 

    Find integer average of 4 unsigned integers without typecasting

    • Add all the integers and divide by 4

    • Use bit shifting to divide by 4

    • Handle overflow by using long long data type

    • Use unsigned int data type for input

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q7. Write a code to identify wheter given processor is of 32 bit architecture or 64 bit architecture
  • Ans. 

    Code to identify 32 bit or 64 bit architecture of a processor

    • Check if the operating system is 32 bit or 64 bit

    • If OS is 32 bit, processor is 32 bit

    • If OS is 64 bit, check if processor supports 64 bit architecture

    • Use CPUID instruction to check if processor supports 64 bit architecture

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q8. Convert a binary number into base 64 integer
  • Ans. 

    Convert binary number to base 64 integer

    • Divide the binary number into groups of 6 bits

    • Convert each group of 6 bits to decimal

    • Map the decimal value to the corresponding base 64 character

    • Concatenate the base 64 characters to form the final integer

    • Answered by AI
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Interview Preparation Tips

Round: Test
Experience: SIMPLE CODING QUESTIONS SPEED MATTERS.
Duration: 60 minutes
Total Questions: 3

Skills: Analytics And Coding
College Name: IIT Guwahati

Skills evaluated in this interview

Software Engineer Interview Questions & Answers

Adobe user image Anonymous

posted on 8 Jun 2015

Interview Questionnaire 

6 Questions

  • Q1. Solving puzzles(25 horses,ant and sweets,height of a building..) try as many as possible before appearing for interview
    • Add your answer
  • Q2. If experienced , then project details of previous companies a must prepare question
    • Add your answer
  • Q3. Writing test cases for random scenarios
  • Ans. 

    Creating test cases for random scenarios ensures software reliability and robustness through diverse input validation.

    • Identify edge cases: Test with minimum and maximum input values, e.g., an empty array vs. a large array.

    • Use random data: Generate random inputs to simulate real-world usage, e.g., random user names or passwords.

    • Test invalid inputs: Ensure the system handles unexpected inputs gracefully, e.g., negative n...

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q4. Programming in whatsoever language you r comfortable with, basic coding problems of DS,Algos. eg. Zigzag tree traversal algo,random linked list copy
    • Add your answer
  • Q5. Some people asked me questions related to the work i will do if hired in the project
    • Add your answer
  • Q6. Be genuine in ur CV, and be prepared with everything you write there.
    • Add your answer

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College Name: Na

Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

24/7 Customer user image Anonymous

posted on 21 Mar 2022

I appeared for an interview before Mar 2021.

Round 1 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Technical Interview round with questions on DSA.

  • Q1. 

    Reverse Words in a String: Problem Statement

    You are given a string of length N. Your task is to reverse the string word by word. The input may contain multiple spaces between words and may have leading o...

  • Ans. 

    Reverse words in a string while handling leading, trailing, and multiple spaces.

    • Split the input string by spaces to get individual words

    • Reverse the order of the words

    • Join the reversed words with a single space in between

    • Handle leading, trailing, and multiple spaces appropriately

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q2. 

    Reverse a Stack Using Recursion

    You are given a stack of integers. Your task is to reverse the stack using recursion without using any extra space other than the internal stack space used due to recursion...

  • Ans. 

    Reverse a stack using recursion without using any extra space other than the internal stack space.

    • Use recursion to pop all elements from the original stack and store them in function call stack.

    • Once the stack is empty, push the elements back in reverse order.

    • Base case of recursion should be when the original stack is empty.

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
Round 2 - Face to Face 

(2 Questions)

Round duration - 45 minutes
Round difficulty - Medium

Technical Interview round with questions on DSA.

  • Q1. 

    Convert a Binary Tree to its Mirror Tree

    Given a binary tree, convert this binary tree into its mirror tree. A binary tree is a tree in which each parent node has at most two children. The mirror of a bin...

  • Ans. 

    Convert a binary tree to its mirror tree by interchanging left and right children of all non-leaf nodes.

    • Traverse the binary tree in a recursive manner.

    • Swap the left and right children of each non-leaf node.

    • Continue this process until all nodes have been processed.

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
  • Q2. 

    Remove Nth Node from End of Linked List

    You are given a singly linked list with 'N' nodes, each containing integer data, and an integer 'K'. Your goal is to remove the 'K'th node counting from the end of ...

  • Ans. 

    Remove the Kth node from the end of a singly linked list.

    • Use two pointers approach to find the Kth node from the end.

    • Handle edge cases like removing the head node or removing the last node.

    • Update the pointers to remove the Kth node and reconnect the list.

    • Answered by AI
    Add your answer
Round 3 - HR 

Round duration - 30 minutes
Round difficulty - Easy

Typical Managerial round.

Interview Preparation Tips

Eligibility criteriaAbove 6 months of experience24/7 customer private limited interview preparation:Topics to prepare for the interview - Data Structures, Algorithms, System Design, Aptitude, OOPSTime required to prepare for the interview - 5 monthsInterview preparation tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Must do Previously asked Interview as well as Online Test Questions.
Tip 2 : Go through all the previous interview experiences from Codestudio and Leetcode.
Tip 3 : Do at-least 2 good projects and you must know every bit of them.

Application resume tips for other job seekers

Tip 1 : Have at-least 2 good projects explained in short with all important points covered.
Tip 2 : Every skill must be mentioned.
Tip 3 : Focus on skills, projects and experiences more.

Final outcome of the interviewSelected

Skills evaluated in this interview

Software Developer Interview Questions & Answers

Adobe user image Anonymous

posted on 25 Mar 2015

Interview Preparation Tips

General Tips: I asked my seniors about the interview process. Their guidelines were very helpful. Always try to bring the interviewer into your comfort zone. Also be confident and expressive while explaining. Explain your thought process while solving. Even though you don't get the solution the thought process might be very important for your selection.
College Name: NIT SURATHKAL
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