Salesforce Certified Platform Developer

The Salesforce Platform Developer role is intended for individuals who have knowledge, skills, and experience in building custom applications on the Lightning Platform.

This credential encompasses the fundamental programmatic capabilities of the Lightning Platform to develop custom business logic and interfaces to extend Salesforce using Apex, Visualforce, and basic Lightning Components. To achieve this credential, a candidate must successfully pass the Salesforce Platform Developer I exam. This exam is also a prerequisite to the Salesforce Platform Developer II Multiple Choice exam.

The Salesforce Platform Developer I exam is intended for an individual who has experience developing and deploying basic business logic and user interfaces using the programmatic capabilities of the Lightning Platform, including practical application of the skills and concepts noted in the exam objectives below.

The Salesforce Platform Developer I candidate has the experience, skills, and knowledge outlined below:

• Has experience with data-driven applications and relational databases.

• Has experience with object-oriented languages such as Apex, JavaScript, Java, C#, and Ruby.

• Is familiar with governor limits and their implications.

• Has experience with Model View Controller (MVC) and component-based architectures.

• Knows the capabilities of the core objects in the Salesforce schema.

• Knows the capabilities and use cases for formula fields and roll-up summary fields.

• Knows when to use declarative vs. programmatic methods to solve business requirements.

• Can leverage relevant declarative capabilities of the platform, where appropriate.

• Knows the Apex programming language and can use Apex best practices to customize Salesforce.

• Can extend the Lightning Platform using Apex, Visualforce, and basic Lightning Components.

• Can use fundamental programmatic capabilities of the Lightning Platform to develop custom interfaces to extend Salesforce capabilities and develop custom business logic.

• Is familiar with testing, debugging, and deploying code and knows the available environments.

• A candidate for this exam is not expected to administer any standard Salesforce applications, develop mobile apps, develop and publish managed products on the AppExchange, perform tuning or design integrations such as callouts, APIs, and email services.