Salesforce Developer Interview Questions You Need to Know

Hi ,

If you’ve got a Salesforce developer interview coming up, here’s a little secret: most candidates over-prepare for the wrong things.

They’ll spend days memorizing Trailhead modules or Apex methods… but when they’re in the interview, they get tripped up by a simple scenario question like:

👉 “What’s the difference between a before trigger and an after trigger?”

That’s when the room goes quiet.

See, great interviewers aren’t testing if you know the exact syntax of Database.query(). They’re testing how you think under pressure. Do you understand bulkification? Can you explain governor limits? Do you know when a before trigger is a better choice than an after trigger?

These are the signals they’re really watching for:

• Clear, structured problem-solving.

• Awareness of Salesforce limits and best practices.

• Ability to connect Apex, SOQL, LWC, and integrations into the bigger picture.

• Confidence — not because you memorized flashcards, but because you’ve seen the problem before.

That last one is key. Confidence doesn’t come from reading; it comes from practicing real-world challenges.

That’s exactly what we focus on at Forcecode — coding challenges that mirrors real Salesforce scenarios, so when those questions come up, you already know how to handle them.

I put together a full breakdown of the most common Salesforce interview questions.

If you’re serious about landing the role, take the time to go through it — and practice. You’ll walk into the room with a lot more calm, and a lot less guessing.

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Jonathan
Founder, Forcecode