What Does a Salesforce Developer Do in Agilcon?

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Did you know that with Salesforce's low-code technology, you can create solutions that combine both no-code and code tools?

This means you can use the best tool for the job to make your work easier and faster. Plus, you can write less repetitive or boilerplate code when you do need to code. How cool is that?

Let’s explore the advantages of this technology together. Ready? So, we’ll begin at the beginning.

Agilcon is the sole Salesforce partner in Slovenia and the leading partner in the Adriatic region, committed to helping our customers to automate their business processes with a wide range of Salesforce solutions. We are also helping our clients to easily manage, develop, and engage with their employees with Gecko HRM, our Salesforce-based HRM application. In our previous blogs, you can read more about Who we are and What we do.

Now, if you are wondering about your role as a developer in Agilcon, you’re the mastermind behind the scenes developing new features to ensure business processes run seamlessly for our customers.

Two Teams, One Mission: Building Great Solutions for Our Customers

Agilcon’s Dev workforce is divided into two key delivery teams, each specializing in its own area of expertise. It’s like having Batman and Superman working together to save the day, but we’re building killer apps instead of fighting crime.

Salesforce Delivery team works with the Salesforce platform that powers the entire suite of applications (for marketing, sales, commerce, and service).

Gecko HRM Delivery team develops and implements our modern HRM solution, also built on Salesforce platform. It helps companies improve how they manage, develop and engage their employees.

The Gecko Engineering team is developing solutions to meet our customers’ needs.
The Gecko Product team is working on the development of a Gecko app.

What Are the Key Responsibilities of a Salesforce Developer in Agilcon?

A Salesforce developer is responsible for designing, developing, and customizing applications on the Salesforce platform to meet the specific needs of our customer business and HR processes.

They work with the Salesforce platform, which is a cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) system, to create solutions that enhance business processes, automate tasks, and improve overall efficiency.

Or they develop and implement our modern HRM solution based on the Salesforce platform that helps companies to manage their employees more efficiently.

1 CUSTOMIZING SALESFORCE

Developers modify and configure the Salesforce platform and our Gecko HRM solution to meet the unique requirements of customers’ business processes. This involves creating custom objects, fields, validation rules, and workflows with code (Apex, Lightning web components) or no-code (Flow Builder, Flash) to tailor the CRM system and HRM solution to the organization’s needs.
2 DEVELOPING CUSTOM APPLICATIONS

Salesforce developers build custom applications on the Salesforce platform using various technologies such as Apex (Salesforce’s proprietary programming language), Visualforce (a markup language for developing user interfaces), and Lightning Components (a framework for building responsive web applications).
3 INTEGRATING SYSTEMS

Salesforce and Gecko HRM often need to be integrated with other systems within an organization’s technology ecosystem. Developers work on integrating Salesforce and Gecko HRM with external applications, databases, and services, ensuring data consistency and seamless flow of information.
4 DATA MANAGEMENT

Salesforce developers handle data management tasks, such as data modeling, importing and exporting data, data cleansing, and data migration between Salesforce and Gecko HRM instances or from external systems. They also create reports and dashboards to provide insights into data for decision-making.
5 COLLABORATION AND SUPPORT

Salesforce developers collaborate with business analysts, administrators, and stakeholders to gather requirements, define project scope, and provide technical expertise. They may also provide support and troubleshooting for existing Salesforce and Gecko HRM implementations.
6 CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Salesforce developers stay updated with the latest features and releases in the Salesforce ecosystem. They explore new tools, frameworks, and best practices to enhance development efficiency and deliver high-quality solutions.

How Key Responsibilities are Distributed at Each Stage of Being a Salesforce Developer in Agilcon?

The Technology Behind Being a Salesforce Developer

Salesforce developers work with a variety of technologies to design, build, and maintain custom solutions on the Salesforce platform. These technologies include:

▶ Apex: Apex is a strongly-typed, object-oriented programming language, similar to Java, that allows developers to execute flow and transaction control statements on the Lightning Platform server in conjunction with calls to the API. Apex is used to write custom business logic, integrations, and automation on the Salesforce platform. If you know Java, you will be able to grasp Apex in no time.

▶ JavaScript: The easy-to-learn development language which unlocks many doors to extending the Salesforce UI, including Lightning Web Components (LWCs). Plus, you’ll be able to adapt to Salesforce’s development framework, Lightning web components (LWC), very easily. So, reuse JavaScript proficiency to easily create flexible and reusable components with LWC.

▶ Lightning component framework: The Lightning component framework is a JavaScript-based framework for building single-page applications on the Salesforce platform. It provides a set of reusable, modular components that can be used to build user interfaces and business logic, and allows developers to create custom solutions that can be easily integrated into the Salesforce platform.

▶ Visualforce: Visualforce is a framework for building custom user interfaces on the Salesforce platform using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. Visualforce pages are built using a set of predefined components, and can be used to create custom pages, forms, and other user interfaces that can be easily integrated into the Salesforce platform.

▶ Since Salesforce offers no-code customizations, every developer working in the Salesforce ecosystem will end up learning how to use the no-code tools that support their work, too. For instance, certain features that can be complex to implement, like wizards, data security rules, and basic user interface (UI) customizations, can all be accomplished without coding at all.

Why Java, C#, Python (and Some Others) Are Welcome Prerequisites on the Way to Becoming a Salesforce Developer?

To be a Salesforce developer, it is not necessarily required to know Java, C#, or Python, although knowledge of one or more of these programming languages can be helpful as it can help to broaden your skills and make them more versatile.

For example, knowledge of Java or Python might be helpful for building integrations with other systems, or for working on the back-end logic of a custom solution.

Why Is It So Great to Work with Salesforce Technology?

Salesforce technology is cloud-based, customizable, scalable, and offers a wide range of integrations with other systems, including other cloud-based platforms, on-premises systems, and mobile apps.

With a large and active developer community, developers can get support, share knowledge and stay up to date with the latest developments in the platform.

How Can I Grow as a Salesforce Developer in Agilcon?

In Agilcon, there are many different career paths available to Salesforce developers, depending on their interests, skills, and goals. Several of our current DEV Team Leads began their careers with us as junior developers. With the right combination of experience and expertise, Salesforce developers can progress to leadership and management roles, or focus on technical expertise and become subject matter experts in specific areas of the Salesforce platform.

Where to Start?

Trailhead is our favorite learning platform. Why? Bite-sized, conversational content makes learning complex topics easy to understand and is personalized by roles and level. If you’re looking for some inspiration, we’ve got just the thing – one of our previous blogs about how to tackle Salesforce certifications.

Certification is a great way to demonstrate your comprehension of specific areas of Salesforce.

If you seek some official confirmation of your proficiency level as a developer, Agilcon offers an opportunity to obtain the official Salesforce certification. It is a responsibility and a perk at the same time.

These three certificates are basic for any Salesforce developer:

Platform Developer I – for basic programming in Salesforce, understanding the system capacities and implementation of custom logic;
Platform Developer II – to obtain this certification, you need more advanced programming skills and acquaintance with data modeling;
Platform App Builder – this one is self-explanatory and can be provided to people who prove their capacities in development, modifications and management of custom applications for integration with Salesforce.

Detailed info on certification can be found on the official certificates page.

Ready to Become a Salesforce Development Ninja?

Here are some suggestions to read/watch and learn from our Salesforce Developers team.

➡ 30 Salesforce Developer Interview Questions & Answers

➡ The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery

➡ Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World