Sara Sali
Verified Expert in Engineering
Software Developer
Sara is a software engineer focused on Force.com implementations. She has a master's in computer science and presented at the RefTest Workshop (XP 2016), French Touch Dreaming 2017, the Belgian Developer Group, Amsterdam World Tour 2018, DreamOlé 2018, and Dreamforce 2018. She loves experimenting, learning, coding, and teamwork!
Portfolio
Experience
Availability
Preferred Environment
Salesforce, WebStorm, IntelliJ IDEA, Visual Studio Code (VS Code)
The most amazing...
...thing I've developed is a mutation testing tool for Salesforce that I presented at Dreamforce in 2018.
Work Experience
Software Engineer
Johnson & Johnson
- Coordinated development tasks and contributed to technical project plans.
- Guided and shaped plans to onboard other future applications into the platform.
- Monitored technical debt in the SDFC platform continuously with data model analysis, static code analysis tools, and code reviews.
- Identified and recommended release process improvements.
Lead Salesforce Developer and Architect
Toptal
- Designed a custom lightning web components solution on the Salesforce.com platform based on business requirements and collaborated on the UX design.
- Tracked requirements and team progress in Jira 50% of the time. Reviewed code 20%. Investigated and wrote POC for novel requirements 30%.
- Oversaw a team of three developers and one tester during a digital transformation project for a fintech company.
- Oversaw the process of spreadsheet data cleanup and automation of data migration to a cloud-based CRM with a data scientist.
Salesforce Technical Consultant
4C
- Presented at French Touch Dreaming 2017, the Belgian Developer Group, Amsterdam World Tour 2018, DreamOlé 2018, and Dreamforce 2018.
- Researched, conducted market surveys, worked with the sales team, designed, and developed a side product that evaluates unit test quality in Salesforce.
- Became the go-to person for Talend questions in the company. Provided documentation and best practices for this tool.
- Analyzed end-user requirements and designed valuable solutions while facilitating meetings with stakeholders.
- Implemented Salesforce changes in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning, and declarative platform tools.
- Tested, documented, and maintained Salesforce implementations with Apex unit testing, Selenium, and Browserstack.
- Worked in a team with Scrum and Kanban using Jira and Agile Accelerator on SFDC.
Technical Intern
IBM
- Developed a hybrid mobile application for AG Insurance Memorial Van Damme 2015. The application was available on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store for only a week and was downloaded 1,214 times. The hybrid app was build using Cordova, AngularJS, and Ionic and the map incorporated in the app was powered by Mapbox.
Experience
Mutation Testing for Salesforce
https://www.salesforce.com/video/3620282/LightApp
Skills
Languages
Apex, APEX Code, JavaScript, Java, Python 3, CSS3, HTML5, Python, C, C++, PHP
Libraries/APIs
Salesforce REST API, Salesforce Bulk API, jQuery, Bing Maps API
Tools
Visualforce Pages, Git, IntelliJ IDEA, WebStorm, BrowserStack, Jira, Salesforce Marketing Cloud, Lightning Design System, Field Service Lightning, Salesforce DX, Salesforce Sales Cloud, Salesforce Einstein
Platforms
Salesforce, Talend, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Salesforce SOQL/SOSL, Windows Phone 8, Oracle
Other
Salesforce Apex, UML Diagrams, Cordova, Salesforce Lightning, Force.com, APIs, Software Engineering, Software Release Management, Enterprise Application Design, Salesforce Service Cloud, Salesforce Tooling API, Agile Software Testing, Salesforce Maps, Ajax, Analytics, Predictive Analytics, Predictive Modeling, Data Visualization, Data Architecture, IT Systems Architecture, Remote Team Leadership, Data Management, Algorithms, Data Structures, Animation, Product Sales, Web Marketing, IT Consulting, IT Project Management, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), Software Troubleshooting, Design Documentation
Frameworks
Lightning Components, Ionic, AngularJS, Visualforce, Angular, Selenium, ASP.NET MVC 4
Paradigms
Agile Software Development, Scrum, Kanban, Requirements Analysis, Unit Testing, Change Management
Storage
SQL Server 2012, Database Architecture, MySQL
Education
Master of Science Degree in Computer Science
University of Antwerp - Antwerp, Belgium
Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science
University of Tirana - Tirana, Albania
Certifications
Salesforce Certified Sales Cloud Consultant
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Sharing and Visibility Architect
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Application Architect
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Data Architecture & Management Designer
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Einstein Analytics and Discovery Consultant
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Field Service Lightning Consultant
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified System Architect
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Service Cloud Consultant
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Identity and Access Management Designer
Salesforce
Salesforce Development Lifecycle and Deployment Designer
Salesforce
Salesforce Integration Architecture Designer
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Advanced Administrator
Salesforce
Salesforce Platform App Builder
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Platform Developer 1
Salesforce
Salesforce Certified Administrator
Salesforce
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