A Salesforce Developer is responsible for designing, coding, testing, and implementing customized solutions within the Salesforce platform. They work closely with business analysts, admins, and testers to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions. Developers are also expected to maintain code quality, perform debugging, and ensure seamless integration with other systems.
Key Responsibilities
Design and develop custom applications on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components (LWC).
Create and maintain triggers, classes, workflows, process builders, flows, validation rules, and approval processes.
Work with Salesforce APIs (REST/SOAP/Bulk) for system integration.
Participate in all phases of the software development lifecycle (SDLC): requirement gathering, design, coding, testing, and deployment.
Perform unit testing and debugging of code before handing it off to QA/testers.
Ensure adherence to Salesforce best practices and maintain documentation for all development activities.
Collaborate with testers and QA teams to fix defects and validate bug fixes.
Support deployments using Change Sets, ANT Migration Tool, or CI/CD tools (like Copado, Gearset, Jenkins).
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Skills Required
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Technical Skills
Salesforce Platform Knowledge
Apex (classes, triggers, test classes, batch jobs, schedulable, queueable)
Visualforce pages & controllers
Lightning Web Components (LWC) & Aura Components
SOQL & SOSL queries
Salesforce Flows, Process Builder, Workflows
Permission sets, profiles, sharing rules
Integration Skills
REST/SOAP APIs, Named Credentials
External Services, Platform Events, Streaming API
Testing & Debugging
Writing Apex test classes (75%+ coverage mandatory)
Debug logs, System.assert()
Handling exceptions, governor limits, and bulk data testing
Deployment & DevOps
Change Sets, Metadata API, ANT Migration, SFDX
Version control (Git, Bitbucket, GitHub)
Database & Logic
Data modeling (objects, relationships, schema builder)
Data management (Data Loader, Import Wizard, validation)
