Questions that have appeared at salesforce for a engineering (Case Study) interview.

1. System Design

Question: How would you design a system that needs to handle 10,000 requests per second?

Question: How would you ensure the scalability and reliability of a system that needs to handle a large volume of data?

Question: Can you discuss a time when you had to make a trade-off between system performance and functionality? How did you resolve this?

2. Problem Solving

Question: Describe a challenging technical problem you've encountered in a past project and how you solved it.

Question: Can you describe a time when you had to troubleshoot a complex issue in a production environment?

Question: Tell us about a time you had to make a significant decision under pressure. What was the situation, what did you decide, and what was the outcome?

3. Collaboration and Teamwork

Question: Can you discuss a time when you had to work closely with another team to deliver a project? What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?

Question: Describe a situation where you disagreed with a team member about a technical issue. How did you resolve it?

Question: How have you handled a situation where a team member was not meeting their commitments?

4. Project Management

Question: Describe a project you managed from inception to completion. What were the major steps, how did you manage risks and what were the results?

Question: How would you manage a project with tight deadlines and limited resources?

Question: Can you discuss a project that didn't go as planned? What were the challenges, how did you handle them, and what did you learn from the experience?