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Hey everyone I wanted to give back to this community because reading posts like this helped me a lot during my own process. Hopefully this helps someone who’s currently waiting or stressing. Timeline

<h2>1. Collect Opportunity Data in a Tree</h2> <p>You are given an undirected <b>tree</b> with <code>n</code> nodes labeled from <code>0</code> to <code>n - 1</code>. The tree is defined by <code>n -

Salesforce Interview Experience Role: MTS Experience: 2.5 years at an MNC ## Interview Experience (5 Rounds | Virtual + Offline) All rounds were around 45 minutes with 10–15 minutes buffer. Round 1 –

The recruiter reached out to me directly for the SMTS role and shared a link to apply. She asked me to apply within an hour, after which I would receive the online assessment (OA) link. I was instruct

Absolutely bottled it. 1. Given an array of elements (n = 10^5), you can perform two operations on them: - Remove an element - Change it to any random integer Return the minimum no of removals such th

I was reached out to by a recruiter from Salesforce at the end of January 2026 for MTS role. The process started with an Online Assessment, followed by technical rounds. **Round 1: (LLD based)** Resum

In Salesforce LLD rounds, sometimes actual requirements may not be clear from problem statement and interviewer will expect you to figure it out by asking clarifying questions. For example, A message

General SDE backend position The first round was a director interview (I specifically emphasized that this is not an hiring manager, but someone who came to help with the interview...), a deep dive in

**Context** The interview process was for a Salesforce MTS/SMTS Backend Engineer position, which ultimately turned out to be a role within Slack. The process bypassed standard Talent Acquisition scree

**Problem 1: Spam Classification System** **Problem Statement** Implement a function to evaluate a list of texts and determine if they are "spam" or "not_spam." A text is classified as spam if it cont

I recently concluded the interview process for an SMTS role. The evaluation consisted of three rounds: 1. **Round 1:** Two DSA questions covering String Manipulation and DFS. 2. **Round 2:** Low-Level

**HackerRank Assessment (Duration: 75 minutes)** **1. Longest Common Subsequence and Substring** **Problem Statement:** Given two strings, `x` and `y`, determine two specific values: 1. The length of

I completed a HackerRank Online Assessment for a Salesforce SMTS role, successfully solving both the 50-mark "max of array" question and the 75-mark recursive DP question. All test cases passed with n

The interview commenced with an overview of my introduction and past projects, followed by a technical assessment involving the "Word Break" problem. This challenge requires determining if a given str

**Round 1 Interview Overview** The session began with a brief introduction and immediately transitioned to a Hackerrank assessment containing two coding questions. **1. Remove All Adjacent Duplicates

The 75-minute interview consisted of two technical challenges: an easy problem involving Sets and an easy-medium problem similar to the 0-1 Knapsack. I successfully solved both within 30 minutes. Desp

**Salesforce SMTS Backend Online Assessment Overview** * **Experience Level:** 6.5 Years * **Source:** Careers Portal * **Platform:** HackerRank * **Format:** 2 Questions, 75 Minutes **Problem 1: Mini

**Online Assessment** Completion of the preliminary coding rounds. **Round 1: Data Structures and Algorithms** * **Longest Non-Repeating Substring:** Identify the length of the longest substring withi

**Role:** Senior MTS **Hiring Manager Screen (45 mins)** * Focus: Work experience, role impact, and extensive behavioral questions. * Duration: The session ran over by 15 minutes (1 hour total). **Onl

**Role:** Senior Member of Technical Staff (Frontend) **Application Method:** Salesforce Career Site **Process:** 6 Rounds ### Round 1: Online Assessment (HackerRank) **Duration:** 60 minutes **Proble

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