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The document outlines various scenario-based interview questions for Salesforce developers with 3-5 years of experience, focusing on integration, reporting, optimization, and security challenges. Each scenario includes follow-up questions that explore different solutions and best practices. Additionally, it promotes interview preparation services offered by Prominent Academy to help candidates succeed in Salesforce job interviews.

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Recently Asked Salesforce Developer Interview Q

The document outlines various scenario-based interview questions for Salesforce developers with 3-5 years of experience, focusing on integration, reporting, optimization, and security challenges. Each scenario includes follow-up questions that explore different solutions and best practices. Additionally, it promotes interview preparation services offered by Prominent Academy to help candidates succeed in Salesforce job interviews.

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SALESFORCE

DEVELOPER
SCENARIO-BASED
INTERVIEW
QUESTIONS
3- 5 Years of Experience
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Scenario: Your company is integrating Salesforce with an external
payment gateway, and security is a major concern. How would you
ensure secure API calls?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use OAuth 2.0, Named Credentials, or API Gateway?
How does Using JWT for Authentication improve security?

Scenario: Your sales team needs weekly reports to be generated and


emailed automatically. How would you implement this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Scheduled Reports, Apex Scheduled Jobs, or Power
BI Integration?
How does Using Salesforce Einstein Analytics for Advanced
Reporting help?

Scenario: A report that joins multiple objects is running slowly. How


would you optimize it?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Custom Indexes, Denormalized Data, or SOQL Query
Optimization?
How does Using Reporting Snapshots Instead of Complex Queries
improve speed?

Scenario: Your client needs a custom auto-numbering system for a


custom object, but Salesforce’s standard auto-numbering does not meet
the requirement. How would you implement this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Trigger + Custom Metadata Types or an External
System?
How does Using Apex Locking Mechanisms prevent duplicate
numbers?

Scenario: An external system calls Salesforce API thousands of times


daily, causing rate limit errors. How would you handle this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Bulk API, Composite API, or API Gateway Throttling?
How does Using Caching or Scheduled Jobs help reduce API calls?

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Scenario: Your reports are loading too slowly due to millions of records.
How would you improve performance?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Reporting Snapshots, Indexed Fields, or Data
Aggregation?
How does Using Big Objects Instead of Standard Objects help scale
reports?

Scenario: Users need to upload large files (above 2MB) in Salesforce,


but standard file uploads slow down the system. How would you
optimize this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Amazon S3, External Storage, or Content Delivery
API?
How does Using Asynchronous Apex for File Processing help manage
performance?

Scenario: Your Apex code frequently hits the CPU time limit exceeded
error. How would you troubleshoot and resolve this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you optimize SOQL Queries, Reduce DML Statements, or Use
Asynchronous Apex?
How does Using Platform Events Instead of Synchronous Processing
help?

Scenario: An external system calling Salesforce API intermittently times


out. How would you troubleshoot and resolve this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you check Network Latency, API Request Limits, or Implement
Retry Mechanisms?
How does Using Asynchronous Processing Instead of Synchronous
API Calls improve reliability?

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Scenario: Your company wants a Lightning Web Component (LWC) form
that dynamically updates fields based on user selection. How would you
implement this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Conditional Rendering, LDS, or Imperative Apex
Calls?
How does Using @track or Reactive Properties improve the user
experience?

Scenario: Your company wants an Approval Process with different


levels based on record value (e.g., Sales Manager approval for amounts
> $10K). How would you implement this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Dynamic Approval Processes, Process Builder, or
Apex?
How does Using Approval Process Delegation improve flexibility?

Scenario: A user reports that your Apex class is vulnerable to SOQL


injection due to dynamic queries. How would you fix it?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Binding Variables, Security.stripInaccessible(), or
Static SOQL?
How does Using Custom Permissions for Query Execution improve
security?

Scenario: Your sales team wants customized revenue forecasting based


on business-specific logic. How would you implement this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Standard Forecasting, Custom Apex Logic, or Einstein
AI?
How does Using Machine Learning for Forecasting improve
accuracy?

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Scenario: You need to roll up the total amount of related Opportunity
Line Items into a custom field on the Opportunity object. However, the
standard Roll-Up Summary field isn’t an option. How would you
implement this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Apex Triggers, Batch Apex, or Scheduled Jobs for the
roll-up logic?
How does Handling Bulk Data with Collections improve efficiency?

Scenario: Your Salesforce application needs to support large file


uploads, but Salesforce limits file size in the standard upload process.
How would you handle file uploads that exceed these limits?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use External Storage (like AWS S3), Content Version, or
Chatter File Uploads?
How does Using Chunking improve the user experience?

Scenario: Your company needs a custom search functionality that


provides results based on different filters and conditions. How would
you implement this in Salesforce?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use SOSL, Custom Apex Search Logic, or Einstein Search?
How does Using Indexed Fields in Custom Queries improve
performance?

Scenario: Your company uses territory management for sales teams,


and you need to ensure that users only see records within their assigned
territories. How would you implement this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Enterprise Territory Management (ETM), Custom
Sharing Rules, or Role Hierarchies?
How does Using UserTerritory2Association optimize performance?

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Scenario: Your application stores sensitive customer information, such
as credit card numbers and personal IDs. What steps would you take to
protect this data in Salesforce?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Shield Platform Encryption, Field-Level Security, or
Custom Encryption Logic?
How does Using Named Credentials for Secure API Calls enhance
security?

Scenario: When an Account is deleted, all associated Contacts should


also be deleted, but only if a custom flag (Delete_Contacts__c) on the
Account is set to true. How would you implement this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use Before Delete Trigger, Cascade Delete, or an Apex
Batch Job?
How does Using Bulkified DML Operations improve performance?

Scenario: Your Salesforce users need to log in using Google or Microsoft


authentication instead of Salesforce credentials. How would you
implement this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use OAuth 2.0, SAML, or OpenID Connect?
How does Using Named Credentials simplify API authentication?

Scenario: Your Lightning Web Component (LWC) should display certain


sections of UI only for specific user roles. How would you achieve this?
Follow-up Questions:
Would you use User Object Queries, Permission Sets, or Custom
Metadata?
How does Using Apex Controller with User Context enhance security?

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