Developer
Who is Salesforce Developer
Salesforce developers analyze company processes, developing CRM workflows and custom solutions for specific business needs. Salesforce developers work collaboratively with others on the team to create custom, scalable processes for the company. Salesforce developers work in a variety of industries, designing and developing business workflows and translating requirements into system solutions. Salesforce developers are creative, technically minded, and self-motivated.
Salesforce Developer Duties and Responsibilities
Being in charge of a corporation’s Salesforce efforts takes a lot of responsibility. The following list details some of the most relevant duties:
Testing and Implementing Applications
Salesforce developers lead the testing and implementation of software development efforts, including coding, configuration, maintenance, installation, testing, and debugging, as well as managing timelines and producing technical documentation.
Creating Customer Workflows
Working closely with the business teams, Salesforce developers perform reviews of the data, developing complex CRM solutions to ensure that best practices are followed and the best data solutions are provided. This may involve discussing trade-offs with other teams, such as the terms of the configuration versus the code in place, or mapping the functional requirements to Salesforce functionality.
Maintaining User Roles and Security
Salesforce developers maintain user roles, ensuring there are no security breaches that could place a risk on the company’s data.
Providing Technical Plans to Business Teams
Salesforce developers create technical plans and strategies for other departments and the IT team, developing solutions to address any company-wide issues and making their processes more efficient.
Conduct Workshops
To create solutions that work as closely as possible with the wider business goals, Salesforce developers conduct workshops for other teams in the company to gain a detailed understanding of the requirements of and identify any gaps in the current system
Salesforce Developer Skills and Qualifications
Analytical skills
Communication skills
To communicate complex information effectively to people who don’t have computer knowledge and to answer questions as they arise, giving clear instructions
Teamwork
Although they are self-motivated and tend to work independently, Salesforce developers also work in teams, maintaining a professional and helpful demeanor toward their colleagues
Time management
Salesforce developers work to business timelines and schedules, often working on multiple projects while ensuring the work produced meets best practices
Problem-solving skills
Salesforce developers identify and troubleshoot issues and faults as they arise