Must-evaluate factors

Platform Integration Experience SAP, Oracle NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics Custom REST/GraphQL APIs AWS Lambda / Azure Functions for middleware logic Data lakes / ETL tools like Talend or MuleSoft Expert with Salesforce Flow, LWC & Apex Together

Have to know when to use declarative tools vs. code (Apex) vs. modern UI with LWC is crucial. A capable developer will architect workflows using a hybrid approach to reduce long-term technical debt.

Security Compliance

They must comply with HIPAA, SOC2, GDPR, etc. developer should have a history of building audit-ready, permission-aware integrations with proper OAuth flows & token refresh cycles.

CI/CD, Git & DevOps for Salesforce SFDX CLI Gearset or Copado for deployments Bitbucket/GitHub Pipelines

At Impero IT Services, we recently partnered with a US-based supply chain logistics platform that needed real-time sync between Salesforce Sales Cloud and their custom Node.js-based operations system.

We built:

A custom API middleware layer on AWS using Lambda for real-time sync Used Salesforce Platform Events and Change Data Capture (CDC) to minimize polling Integrated Slack for event-based team alerts directly from Salesforce Enabled secure multi-region data handling to comply with FedRAMP & CCPA