Developers: join us and swing big with Salesforce

Salesforce is a fascinating tech platform. It started life as a CRM system, and at first it marketed itself as a relatively low-code environment that would allow business users to make changes easily. The downside of this was that it made it look like a ‘soft’ alternative to developers. People used to think that if you wanted to be a hardcore developer, you’d go out and swing big with Java or C or Python.

In reality, nothing could be further from the truth. Salesforce is a system that allows for highly complex and sophisticated implementations that require highly trained, hard-core developers. This is a critical characteristic of a CRM system since it needs to be able to keep pace with the increasing needs of the business who uses it. This means that there is a large and growing requirement for SalesForce professionals.

More and more financial services companies including some of our largest banks are using Salesforce for incredibly complex applications that can’t be fixed with ‘drag and drop’. At Merchant Capital, we’ve embraced SalesForce as our production platform and are using it far beyond any traditional definition of CRM. We’re pushing the limits of the platform in areas like performance capability, data processing and complexity. We’re managing common code bases across multiple environments, while still allowing for intense customisations in each environment to meet our partners’ and clients’ needs.

And we’d be doing a lot more if we could find more capable Salesforce developers and technologists.

The talent pool is small, and the big players – both locally and globally - are using their financial muscle to hoover up most of the available talent out there. The shortage of skills remains the big bottleneck that’s preventing Salesforce from becoming even more dominant across most industries.

What this means is that if you’re a Salesforce developer, you’ve never been more in demand. And if you’re a developer on other platforms, the pathway is fairly simple. It’s a relatively easy platform to learn, with numerous courses and certifications available. There are also a range of roles that are in demand, from Salesforce Administrators and consultants to more technical roles like developers and technical architects.

We spend a lot of time thinking about how to make Merchant Capital a great place to further a Salesforce career. We offer exposure to most of the SalesForce disciplines like administration, analysis, development, and architecture. We fund ongoing certification exams and encourage people to stay connected with other salesforce professionals via the regular networking opportunities SalesForce offer.

Most of all, we’re a fun place to work, where constant innovation and pushing the boundaries gets us up in the morning!

If you’re a Salesforce pro, come and work with us. 

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