Developer and Certified Developer
Both are the same development role. The certified version is framed around Salesforce’s own credential, useful when verification matters to your hiring process as much as the work itself.
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Hire Salesforce developers in Dubai
Apex, Lightning, Commerce Cloud, Marketing Cloud, CPQ, administration and architecture, as a dedicated developer, a scoped project, recruitment support or consulting.
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Salesforce covers a wide range of work under one brand name, from a small business running standard Sales Cloud with a handful of custom fields, to a large enterprise with Apex code, Lightning components, CPQ pricing rules and a Commerce Cloud storefront all connected together. Businesses hire Salesforce developers in Dubai for very different reasons depending on where they sit on that range, and this category is built to help you find the right role rather than a single generic “Salesforce person”.
Salesforce’s own Apex Developer Guide describes Apex, the platform’s programming language, as strongly typed and object oriented, built specifically to run business logic on the Salesforce server alongside calls to its API. That distinction between configuration and code runs through everything on this page: some Salesforce work is done through setup screens and clicks, and some genuinely needs a developer who can write and debug Apex or Lightning components.
By role
Salesforce developer roles covered on this site
Twelve roles, grouped by what each one actually does day to day.
| Role | What they do | When you need one |
|---|---|---|
| Salesforce Developer | Custom Apex code, integrations and general platform development | Standard Salesforce features cannot deliver what the business needs |
| Certified Salesforce Developer | The same development role, hired against a named, verifiable credential | A certification is one of your specific hiring requirements |
| Salesforce Apex Developer | Deep, code first work in Apex specifically, beyond general platform tasks | The project is defined by custom logic, triggers or batch processes |
| Salesforce Lightning Developer | Lightning web components and Lightning App Builder page design | The user interface itself needs custom building, not just configuring |
| Salesforce Commerce Cloud Developer | Storefront build and customisation on Salesforce’s ecommerce platform | Your online store runs, or will run, on Commerce Cloud specifically |
| Salesforce Marketing Cloud Developer | Journey building, email templates and data extensions in Marketing Cloud | Marketing automation needs building or connecting to other systems |
| Salesforce CPQ Developer | Pricing, quoting and product configuration logic on Salesforce CPQ | Quotes involve complex pricing rules, bundles or approval chains |
| Salesforce Consultant | Advising on setup, process design and how Salesforce should be used | You need a considered recommendation before configuration begins |
| Salesforce Technical Architect | Technical design decisions across code, data model and integrations | A complex org needs a coherent technical design, not ad hoc fixes |
| Salesforce Solution Architect | End to end design spanning business process and the Salesforce platform | Multiple teams or systems need to work through Salesforce together |
| Salesforce Administrator | Day to day setup, users, fields, flows, reports and dashboards | The org needs ongoing configuration and upkeep, not new code |
| Salesforce Integration Developer | Connecting Salesforce to other systems through APIs and middleware | Data needs to move between Salesforce and something outside it |
Choosing between close relatives
When two Salesforce roles overlap
A few pairs on this page describe closely related work, split by what the hiring decision actually turns on.
Developer and Apex Developer
A general Salesforce developer usually covers Apex among other things. Hire specifically for Apex when the project is defined by heavy custom logic rather than a mix of configuration and code.
Technical Architect and Solution Architect
A technical architect focuses on the platform itself, code, data model and integrations. A solution architect works one level up, on how business process and the platform fit together. Larger programmes often need both.
Ways of working
How you can hire Salesforce developers in Dubai through us
Most roles on this page work as a dedicated developer joining your team on a monthly basis for ongoing configuration and build work, or as a scoped project with a defined deliverable and handover, such as a CPQ rollout or a Commerce Cloud storefront. Recruitment support fits a business that wants to hire Salesforce developers in Dubai directly onto its own payroll, where we source and technically assess candidates. Consulting and architecture time suits the roles higher up this page, where the deliverable is a design decision rather than configuration or code.
In short
- Dedicated: ongoing configuration and build, your team directs it
- Project based: one defined deliverable, we build and hand over
- Recruitment support: we source and assess, you hire
- Consulting: a design decision, an architecture review, or both
All roles
Every Salesforce role, one place to hire in Dubai
Salesforce Developer
Custom Apex code, Lightning components and integrations that standard Salesforce configuration cannot deliver on its own, matched to the way you want to work.
ExploreCertified Salesforce Developer
What Salesforce's own Platform Developer certification actually proves, how to verify it properly, and when to make it a hard requirement for the hire.
ExploreSalesforce Apex Developer
Triggers, batch jobs, integrations and custom business logic behind a Salesforce org, as a dedicated developer, a scoped project, recruitment support or consulting.
ExploreSalesforce Lightning Developer
Custom screens, components and app pages built on Lightning Web Components, as a dedicated developer, a scoped project, recruitment support or consulting.
ExploreSalesforce Commerce Cloud Developer
Storefronts, cartridges and headless storefront builds on Salesforce B2C Commerce, as a dedicated developer, a scoped project, recruitment support or consulting.
ExploreSalesforce Marketing Cloud Developer
Journeys, email templates, data extensions and API driven personalisation on Marketing Cloud, as a dedicated developer, a scoped project, recruitment support or consulting.
ExploreSalesforce CPQ Developer
Product rules, pricing logic, bundles and quote templates on Salesforce CPQ, as a dedicated developer, a scoped project, recruitment support or consulting.
ExploreSalesforce Consultant
Requirements, solution design and adoption planning for a Salesforce project, before or alongside the developers who build it.
ExploreSalesforce Technical Architect
Platform wide design, integration strategy and technical governance for a large or complex Salesforce estate.
ExploreSalesforce Solution Architect
A single design owner for how Salesforce clouds, data model and integrations fit together, before a team of developers and administrators starts building.
ExploreSalesforce Administrator
Day to day ownership of users, automation, data quality and reporting, so the org your teams rely on stays clean, secure and up to date.
ExploreSalesforce Integration Developer
Reliable connections between Salesforce and the other systems your business runs on, built on Salesforce's own APIs and integration patterns.
ExploreFor roles outside Salesforce specifically, such as other CRM platforms, programming languages, web development or cloud infrastructure, go back to hire developers in Dubai and choose the right category. Businesses comparing Salesforce against another CRM or ERP platform may also find our ERP and CRM category useful before committing to a specific platform.
Straight answers
Frequently asked questions
Do we need a developer, an administrator or a consultant for Salesforce?
It depends on the work. Configuration within Salesforce's own setup screens, such as fields, flows and reports, is administrator territory. Custom code in Apex or Lightning is developer territory. A broader review of how Salesforce should be set up for your business is consultant or architect territory.
What is the difference between Salesforce Developer and Certified Salesforce Developer on this site?
Both describe the same underlying role. Our Salesforce Developer page is written for a business deciding how to hire one. Our Certified Salesforce Developer page focuses specifically on what Salesforce's own certification proves and how to verify it, which is useful if a certification is central to your decision.
Can one Salesforce developer cover Sales Cloud, Service Cloud and Commerce Cloud?
Often at a working level across the core Sales and Service Cloud, since they share the same underlying platform and Apex language. Commerce Cloud and Marketing Cloud are built on different underlying technology, so genuine depth in those usually needs a specialist.
Is Salesforce administration something we could learn to do ourselves?
Basic configuration is genuinely learnable by a non technical team member through Salesforce's own Trailhead platform. Once flows, integrations and custom objects grow complex, most Dubai businesses find it faster and safer to bring in someone who does this daily.
How do we brief a Salesforce role accurately?
Tell us which Salesforce clouds you use or plan to use, roughly how complex your configuration already is, and what the immediate piece of work is. A short call fills in the rest, and you receive a written fixed price proposal scoped to that brief.
Sources
- Salesforce Developers: What is Apex, Apex Developer Guide accessed 14 September 2026
- Trailhead by Salesforce: Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I credential accessed 14 September 2026
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