Ask HN: What Is Salesforce Developer Future?

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by tehn-r • 7 years ago

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Hi there,

While being an active SFDC developer for the past several years I have been struggling with one question: What future do SFDC devs have? I know that Salesforce tries to improve their system from each release, but at some point, you understand that everything is similar - making forms and fighting with limits. How to improve yourself to be better and more valuable on this market?

spatulagames• 7 years ago

Get out whilst you can!

yyyk3• 7 years ago

Use your SFDC skills to be accepted in a company that does SalesForce and other more common technologies.

Once you've done some time there working on SalesForce, try to move internally to another division that does something else. This is significantly easier than getting accepted from outside in some non-SFDC thing when you have no official experience in said non-SFDC thing, and you have chances to avoid a paycut when you make the move.

Yours truly followed a similar road and it worked well. I have now CVable experience in common technologies, while I have retained my previous skills and contacts - I could easily move back. Meanwhile, should that software I've previously worked on have poor sales in country (AFAIK it unfortunately does), I'm not dependent on the vendor's fortunes but can compete in the mass market.

tehn-r2• 7 years ago

I had already done a similar thing by switching from one technology to SFDC. And now I am wondering how often you have to do it before you really like it. I am currently looking to move to more independent Technical Consultant. Is there any dis/advantages of doing it?

yyyk3• 7 years ago

Well, the reason I liked my switch was because it was towards a much more general technology, so it gave me advantages a programmer solely involves in $SOFTWARE would not have. If I had made that switch going to a different small pond I might not have been so happy with it at all.

Now, I wrote at length before realising I'm not at all sure what's your intent behind "more independent Technical Consultant". Does that mean you're open towards switching jobs from programming towards the more business/human side of things? (That can be a very good idea depending on what exactly), or does it mean 'third-party freelance programming' (IMHO, this is very unlikely to give you enough advantage)?

metaloha• 7 years ago

The obvious option is to do some extra learning on your own time (or see if your employer has any programs that are designed to level up their employees) :)

You might also take yyyk's advice and look for a company that allows you to do both. If you're in one of the following areas, my company is hiring SF devs right now :D

Burnaby, BC - https://boards.greenhouse.io/goclio/jobs/1740124?gh_src=1a97...

Calgary, AB - https://boards.greenhouse.io/goclio/jobs/1816592?gh_src=aca0...

Toronto, ON - https://boards.greenhouse.io/goclio/jobs/1816593?gh_src=752a...

Canada - https://boards.greenhouse.io/goclio/jobs/1831417?gh_src=411f...

We have offices in Los Angeles and Dublin, Ireland as well and are looking for good devs right now.

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