SALESFORCE · SDE 1
Salesforce SDE 1 interview
The SDE 1 (entry-level software engineer) level at Salesforce is AMTS, then MTS, for new grads and engineers with up to about 2 years of experience. The rounds at this level, how each one is scored, and the questions to practise first.
The SDE 1 rounds, in order
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Phone / recruiter screen · 30 min
A recruiter screen on experience, notice period and expected pay.
At SDE 1: Usually one medium problem. Explain your idea before coding and test by hand at the end.
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Online assessment · 75 min
A proctored online test with two or three medium-to-hard problems.
At SDE 1: The main filter for new grads and campus drives. Expect two medium problems, sometimes one hard. Passing all test cases on both usually gets you to the next round.
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Coding (DSA) × 2 · 60 min
Live coding where interviewers often require the optimal complexity before you start coding.
At SDE 1: The largest part of the loop: often three coding rounds. Medium problems, sometimes one hard. Correct, clean code and clear reasoning matter more than speed.
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Hiring manager · 60 min
An architecture walkthrough of your current system plus behavioral questions; for AMTS it includes a coding problem.
At SDE 1: Motivation, learning, a project walk-through and sometimes CS fundamentals.
What Salesforce interviewers look for
- Optimal time and space complexity, defended correctly
- Fully working code with your own test cases
- Naming trade-offs and a clear path to scale
- Database, sharding and distributed-systems depth for SMTS and above
- Leadership and mentoring examples at LMTS
Behavioral rounds are based on the Core values: Trust, Customer Success, Innovation, Equality, Sustainability. Questions for each one.
Coding questions to practise for Salesforce SDE 1
The largest part of the loop: often three coding rounds. Medium problems, sometimes one hard. Correct, clean code and clear reasoning matter more than speed.
- Trapping Rain Water Hard Arrays & Hashing also Amazon, Microsoft, Goldman Sachs +1
- Max Stack Hard Design Data Structures also LinkedIn
- Maximum Frequency Stack Hard Design Data Structures
- Min Stack Medium Design Data Structures
- Coin Change Medium Dynamic Programming also Google, Airbnb, Goldman Sachs
No questions match.
Design at SDE 1
AMTS and MTS loops are mostly coding plus CS fundamentals. SMTS adds a mixed HLD round. LMTS and above get separate LLD and HLD rounds with deep dives into distributed transactions and self-healing systems.
Questions people ask
How many rounds are in the Salesforce SDE 1 interview?
About 3 interviews after the screening: phone / recruiter screen, online assessment, coding (dsa), hiring manager.
Is there a system design round for Salesforce SDE 1?
Usually not as a separate round. AMTS and MTS loops are mostly coding plus CS fundamentals. SMTS adds a mixed HLD round. LMTS and above get separate LLD and HLD rounds with deep dives into distributed transactions and self-healing systems.
What coding questions does Salesforce ask at SDE 1?
The same question pool is used across levels; the bar rises with level. Most reported: Trapping Rain Water, Max Stack, Maximum Frequency Stack, Min Stack, Coin Change.
What does Salesforce expect in coding rounds at SDE 1?
The largest part of the loop: often three coding rounds. Medium problems, sometimes one hard. Correct, clean code and clear reasoning matter more than speed.
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SDE 1 interview questions across all companies · Behavioral questions