These are the ATS keywords, credentials, and software terms that recur across current salesforce developer job descriptions — organized so you can scan for what your resume is missing. Placement matters as much as presence: an ATS keyword buried in a skills list ranks lower than the same term used in context inside an experience bullet.

Title variants

  • Salesforce Developer
  • SFDC Developer
  • Apex Developer
  • LWC Developer
  • Lightning Developer
  • Salesforce Platform Developer
  • Salesforce Engineer
  • Full Stack Salesforce Developer

Apex

  • Apex
  • Apex triggers
  • Apex classes
  • batch Apex
  • queueable Apex
  • schedulable Apex
  • future methods
  • test classes
  • @isTest
  • code coverage
  • TestDataFactory
  • mock callouts
  • HttpCalloutMock

LWC and UI

  • LWC
  • Lightning Web Components
  • wire adapter
  • Lightning Data Service
  • LDS
  • navigation service
  • Aura (legacy)
  • Visualforce (legacy)
  • SLDS
  • Salesforce Lightning Design System

Query and data

  • SOQL
  • SOSL
  • DML
  • governor limits
  • bulkification
  • heap size
  • CPU time
  • query optimisation
  • relationship queries
  • aggregate functions

Integration

  • REST API
  • SOAP API
  • Bulk API
  • Bulk API 2.0
  • Streaming API
  • Platform Events
  • Named Credentials
  • Connected Apps
  • OAuth
  • JWT
  • HTTP callout
  • MuleSoft

DevOps

  • Salesforce DX
  • SFDX
  • scratch org
  • unlocked packages
  • managed packages
  • Gearset
  • Copado
  • change sets
  • metadata API
  • GitHub Actions
  • CI/CD
  • deployment

Certifications

  • Salesforce Platform Developer I
  • PDI
  • Platform Developer II
  • PDII
  • JavaScript Developer I
  • Salesforce certified developer
  • Salesforce Architect (integration track)

Testing

  • unit test
  • @isTest
  • test coverage
  • 75% code coverage
  • mock
  • stub
  • Test.startTest
  • Test.stopTest

Long-tail phrases

  • Salesforce developer resume
  • how to write a Salesforce developer resume
  • Apex developer cv
  • LWC developer resume
  • SFDC developer resume
  • Platform Developer I resume
  • Salesforce integration developer resume

Pasting these terms into your resume verbatim without matching context can read as keyword stuffing to a human reviewer, even if it passes the ATS. The full Salesforce Developer resume guide shows where each category belongs and how to work it into real experience bullets.