Senior Salesforce Developer

As a Senior Salesforce Developer at Capgemini, you will be responsible for the technical design and delivery of Salesforce.com applications. Your role will involve serving as a technical thought leader within our Salesforce practice, collaborating with the functional team to blueprint technical designs, conducting code reviews, and ensuring that performance tuning and troubleshooting are carried out effectively throughout the project.

To qualify as a Senior Salesforce Developer at Capgemini, you need a minimum of 7 years experience on the Salesforce platform, with at least 3.5 years specifically in Lightning implementations. A developer certification is essential, alongside extensive knowledge of Salesforce development best practices, and expertise in integrating SFDC with major systems like SAP and Oracle.

Lightning experience is critical for a Senior Salesforce Developer at Capgemini, as at least 3.5 years of Lightning implementation experience is required. The role heavily relies on understanding advanced Lightning components, ensuring you can deliver effective and innovative Salesforce solutions.

A Senior Salesforce Developer at Capgemini should possess solid programming skills in Apex and be familiar with triggers and batch Apex. Moreover, experience with the Lightning component framework and knowledge of Object-Oriented development principles are essential to produce clean, maintainable code.

At Capgemini, we believe in continuous learning and professional development. As a Senior Salesforce Developer, you will have access to various resources and training opportunities. You will also engage in collaborative projects that enhance your skill set, encourage innovation, and foster career advancement within a supportive environment.

In responding to this question, you should detail specific implementations you've managed or contributed to, highlighting your role, the challenges faced, and how you overcame them while ensuring the project aligned with client objectives.

Share your troubleshooting methodology. Discuss how you analyze problems, use Salesforce monitoring tools, and optimize code or configurations to enhance performance, demonstrating your analytical and problem-solving skills.

Explain your code review process, including collaborative practices with peers, how you adhere to best practices, and any tools you use—like GIT—to maintain a clean codebase. Highlight your commitment to quality assurances throughout the development lifecycle.

Discuss the challenges and insights you've gained during your certification preparation. Explain how these lessons have impacted your practical work, demonstrating your growth mindset and commitment to professional development.

Share a specific project where you successfully integrated Salesforce with another system, like SAP or Oracle. Discuss the tools you used, the challenges faced, and the outcome of the integration, demonstrating both technical abilities and project management skills.

In your response, talk about the resources you utilize—like webinars, Salesforce's official blog, and community forums—to keep up with new features. Mention any networks or communities you participate in to further enhance your knowledge.

Bring up a specific challenging project, what made it difficult, and the strategies you employed to manage it—whether through team coordination, innovative problem-solving, or leveraging advanced Salesforce features.

Discuss your familiarity with the Lightning component framework, projects where you've implemented it, and how you've used it to build custom interfaces. Highlight any advanced components you’ve developed or integrated.

Share your experiences working in an onsite/offshore model, emphasizing communication strategies, alignment of project goals, and collaboration tools you’ve found effective to bridge any gaps.

Outline key best practices you follow, such as code reuse, documentation, and following the best standard practices provided by Salesforce. Provide examples of how adhering to these practices improved project outcomes.