A Salesforce developer is responsible for the implementation of AppExchange apps according to clients’ business needs. Top Salesforce developers need to have an intuitive understanding of Salesforce architecture and the relationships between objects so that they can suggest effective solutions to clients in line with their business requirements.
A Salesforce developer is responsible for the implementation of AppExchange apps according to clients’ business needs. Top Salesforce developers need to have an intuitive understanding of Salesforce architecture and the relationships between objects so that they can suggest effective solutions to clients in line with their business requirements. These developers are the ones who work closely with architects and BAs to code requirements, but also push back with better approaches plans require any changes.
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We are looking for someone to be responsible for the development and maintenance of Salesforce applications. Your primary focus will be custom Salesforce development and integration with third-party services. You will be working with other engineers and developers on different layers of the infrastructure. Therefore, a commitment to collaborative problem solving, sophisticated design, and creating quality products is essential.
Responsibilities
Translate functional requirements into technical requirements
Design and build high-performance, reusable, and reliable Apex code with best practices
Ensure the best possible quality of the application
Take ownership of project work and developing client relationships (should be a confident self-starter)
Identify bugs and align with requirements during debugging
Write test classes for the class that you develop and ensure more than 80% code coverage
Test bug fixes to make sure they work as per requirements, then deploy them to production
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Skills and Qualifications
Apex development
Should have worked with an editor such as MavensMate or Eclipse for force.com
Visualforce page development
Ability to communicate with customers and provide consultation on Salesforce solutions
Good problem-solving skills and ability to give optimal solutions
{{ Lightning component development, Lightning design development }}
Hands-on experience in administration setup, e.g., managing users, security controls, and data as well as creating roles, profiles, and reports.
Experience in designing custom objects, custom fields, picklists, page layouts, workflow, approval processes, validation rules, custom tabs, reports, Visualforce pages, dashboards, and email generation according to application requirements
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Education: BEng (IT, CE, CS, or EC), BSc, MSc (CS), BCA, or MCA
Certification: Any Salesforce certification would be a plus point
Salesforce is a cloud computing company, best known for its flagship Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. In addition to its many out-of-the-box features, the Salesforce CRM solution offers a full-blown development environment that allows companies to customize and develop their solutions leveraging the Salesforce technologies in the cloud. This guide offers a sampling of insightful questions to help you identify the best Salesforce developers who are experts in their field.
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Gregory is a driven senior Salesforce consultant and developer with 10+ years of experience seeking remote opportunities. He's adept at formulating technical solutions and executing project plans from conception to completion. He focuses on collaborating closely with clients to identify project objectives, specifications, and solutions.
Charles is a motivated senior Salesforce consultant and developer with over six years of experience, focused on finding new and creative ways of leveraging the Salesforce.com platform to address the ever-changing needs of business organizations. To top things off, he has a keen understanding of business and business concepts, which enables him to effectively communicate with executives and key business stakeholders.
David is a senior Salesforce solution and technical architect able to understand and articulate business and its needs to design and implement solutions built on the platform. Highly aware of business processes, he thrives in adding value by designing and building solutions. Always learning new and complementary technologies and approaches to deliver positive outcomes to the business. His industries include fintech, financial services, pharma, FMCG, property development, and technology.
Adam is a seven-time certified Salesforce technical architect, developer, and consultant with extensive business management experience. He prides himself on speaking fluently in both the language of business and technology and can employ this dual proficiency to develop solutions on the Salesforce platform. Adam strives for technically sound, scalable solutions aligned with the overall business strategy.
United StatesToptal Member Since February 21, 2022
George is a seven-time certified Salesforce developer with experience in both programming and declarative Salesforce features. His expertise ranges from data model design to API integration, with significant investment in custom component development. George has successfully completed administrator and developer tasks in previous projects and is eager to contribute to new ones.
Roman is a highly skilled SFDC professional with nine years of experience. His extensive expertise and 21 certifications encompass the following Salesforce products: Sales, Service, Community, Marketing Cloud, and Pardot. Throughout his career, Roman has successfully delivered numerous projects across diverse industries. With a unique blend of development, architecting, integrations, and consulting skills, Roman is the ideal candidate to drive success for your project.
George is a Salesforce developer with nine years of experience in a wide range of products specializing in back-end integrations. If there's something that needs to be done in Salesforce, there's a good chance that I can come up with a solution.
United StatesToptal Member Since September 25, 2021
Randy is a 12x Salesforce certified heavy-duty developer and hands-on architect proficient in declarative data modeling, flows, processes, Marketing Cloud, Experience Cloud, and CPQ. He's an accomplished full-stack Salesforce programmer with expertise in LWC and Aura development, as well as server-side Apex, SOQL/SOSL programming, and SFDX CLI. Randy specializes in Salesforce ETL, data integration, and UI/UX design with LDS. He's a people person with superb communication skills.
Jason is a US-based technical and business professional specializing in Salesforce. He is a Salesforce Developer World Championship Finalist, holds 11 certifications as well as an MBA from UCLA. He has 10+ years of SFDC experience and has designed/built integrations between SFDC and web apps using native integrations and custom SOAP/REST APIs. Unlike "pure developers" without an MBA, he's able to advise businesses on process design and business strategy on top of technical implementation.
Lukasz is an experienced Salesforce developer and architect. He's worked on global implementations as a Salesforce specialist across industries like retail, insurance, and manufacturing for companies like eBay, Roche, Ricoh, and Sophos. He has developed solutions for all parts of the project lifecycle, in multinational environments, in various time zones, and with huge user bases. Lukasz believes that good communication and user satisfaction play a key role in modern business solutions.
An experienced Salesforce.com Certified Advanced Developer, Eugene has over eight years of expertise in Salesforce, including Salesforce CRM customization and Force.com product development. His knowledge encompasses Apex, Lightning, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce 1, customer and partner communities, integrations with external systems, and more. Eugene is an exceptional communicator and has shown excellent attention to detail.
