What is a Salesforce Dev?
I was recently told about a position as Salesforce Developer and my first thought was, how can a developer also be a salesman? My programmer mind kicked in, TO GOOGLE! Despite what the name may have you believe a salesforce dev is NOT a Developer/Salesman; but a Developer that utilizes Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Component Framework to customize and manage the technical side of an organizations Salesforce.
Lets begin by going over a brief description of each…
Apex
Salesforce’s proprietary programming language. Similar to Java.
Visualforce
A markup language for creating custom Salesforce pages. Similar to HTML, but can also use a combination of Apex and JavaScript.
Lightning Component Framework
A UI development framework. Similar to Angular JS or React.
Using these tools allows the Salesforce Developer create processes and custom applications within the CRM, (Custom Visual Layouts) to provide the user with the most exceptional experience possible. As well as trouble shooting technical issues, integrating third-party platforms and much more.
A Salesforce Developers’s day is very technical, but goes much further than just programming. Needing to collaborate with many different departments like sales, marketing, and customer support to translate business needs into effective tools within Salesforce. Once solutions are made, the Salesforce Dev is responsible for developing user documentation, testing, debugging and QA.
The best Salesforce Developers combine technical expertise with a host of softer skills, allowing them to provide effective and scalable solutions to a host of problems.
Combining a host of soft skills and technical expertise allows the best Salesforce Developers to provide effective and scalable solutions to a plethora of problems.
Conclusion
This was an interesting find in the job market, I personally have acquired many soft skills throughout my years as a cook. As well as learning tons of knowledge within a short span of this past year. Comfortable coding in Ruby and Javascript. Challenging myself by learning Java now in college. Even if I don’t get the position I’m still going to push myself to learn Apex to add to my repertoire. Happy Coding!
