This was a hiring drive where in there were 4 rounds conducted in Pune by the Salesforce Team for MTS roles in Bangalore/Hyderabad. Each round was an elimination round
- Online Assessment on Hackerrank - 1 hour | selection criteria - score 80% and above
Q 1) Count Triplets - Given an int array arr, count the number of triplets such that arr[i] < arr[j] < arr[k] and arr[i] + arr[j] + arr[k] <= target
Q 2) Rod Cutting - Given an int arr length, consisting of rod lengths, repeat the following
1. find count of rods present
2. find min length
3. remove all rods with min length
4. cut min length from remaining rods
Return an array of count of rods at each step
Solved both the questions with all test cases passed.2. Onsite Interview 1: DSA - 1 hour
Q1) Calendar Conflicts - Design a class and data structures for recommending a time slot for organising a meeting of a given duration based on your personal calendar and candidates calendar.
The coding had to be done on Hackerrank code pair. Designed the solution, discussed the edge cases and extensibility. In the end general questions about my current project were asked.
- Onsite Interview 2: DSA - 1 hour
Q1) Find the time in minutes taken to read a given book in a library such that to read a particular book you will have to read it's prerequisite books if they exist.
Q2) Return a list of all permutations of a given int array.
The coding had to be done on Hackerrank code pair. Designed the solution, discussed the edge cases. In the end general questions about my current project were asked.
-
Onsite Interview 3: System Design (LLD/HLD) - 1 hour
System design of URL shortener system - both LLD, HLD aspects, extensibility, scability, analytics etc.
This was more of a discussion round. I was given a pen and paper to explain my design and thoughts.
Questions about my current project were also asked. -
Onsite Interview 4: Hiring Manager Round - 1 hour
Technical questions about my current project followed by various situation based questions related to teamwork, conflicts, leadership, raising concerns etc.
Overall, I got a positive feeling about my performance in each round.
Got selected and accepted the offer!
Compensation Details: https://leetcode.com/discuss/compensation/4311847/Salesforce-or-MTS-or-November