Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II

The Salesforce Platform Developer II program is designed for individuals who would like to demonstrate their skills and knowledge in advanced programmatic capabilities of the Lightning Platform and data modeling to develop complex business logic and interfaces. The candidate can design, develop, test, and deploy programmatic solutions that are maintainable, reusable, and follow design patterns and object-oriented programming best practices.

The Salesforce Platform Developer I credential is a prerequisite for the program.

This certification consists of two parts: the Platform Developer II proctored multiple-choice exam and three superbadges: Apex Specialist, Data Integration Specialist, and Advanced Apex Specialist. These credentials can be earned in any sequence and will automatically earn the Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II certification.

All three of the required superbadges are available on Trailhead. Log in to your Trailhead account, or sign up for one if needed, and begin completing the superbadges.

The graphic below illustrates the path to earning the Platform Developer II certification.

Audience Description: Salesforce Platform Developer II

The Salesforce Platform Developer II program is intended for an individual who has experience developing custom applications on the Lightning Platform, including practical application of the skills and concepts noted in the exam objectives below.

The Salesforce Platform Developer II generally has two to four years of experience as a developer, including at least one year of design, implementation, and deployment experience on the Lightning Platform.

The Salesforce Platform Developer II candidate has the experience, skills, and knowledge outlined below.

Understands the principles and best practices of Salesforce data modeling, user experience design, code development, and testing, and can apply these principles in real-world development environments.
Is capable of defining appropriate solutions to meet specific business challenges/process requirements to extend/customize the platform by applying knowledge of declarative and programmatic features of the Lightning Platform.
Is competent in developing Apex code that will scale to large data sets and has a good understanding of platform behaviors, limits, and performance considerations.
Understands implications when handling larger volumes of data (approximately 300,000 to 480,000 records)
Can build or modify custom user interfaces to display and interact with Salesforce data using Lightning Web Components and Aura Components, advanced Visualforce, CSS, and JavaScript.
Is competent in tuning Visualforce pages and understands performance implications of the controller design.
Understands and applies best practices for general web and Salesforce-specific security concerns.
Can design and implement complex sharing models using declarative and programmatic methods.
Can design and implement a test plan that ensures sufficient quality (for example; code coverage, application behaviors, scalability, environment independence, security) across application components.
Can test Lightning web components using Jest.
Can deploy custom applications, has a broad understanding of the Salesforce development lifecycle, understands deployment tools, and knows when to apply each tool.
Understands and can implement Apex SOAP and REST web services, and how to call out from Apex using SOAP and REST.
Understands and uses asynchronous programming – queueable, batchable, schedulable, @future, etc.
Understands and applies appropriate techniques for error and exception handling in various programmatic contexts.
Implements best practices for trigger development and design patterns, other business logic development, and re-use.
Knows how to surface Lightning Web Components and Aura Components on a Lightning page, Visualforce page, and with Quick Actions.

Purpose of this Exam Guide

This exam guide is designed to help you evaluate if you are ready to successfully complete the Salesforce Platform Developer II program. This guide provides information about the target audience for the certification program, recommended training and documentation, and a complete list of exam objectives—all with the intent of helping you achieve a passing score. Salesforce highly recommends a combination of on-the-job experience and self-study to maximize your chances of passing the exam.

About the Exam

Read on for details about the Salesforce Platform Developer II exam.

Content: 60 multiple-choice/multiple-select questions and up to 5 non-scored questions
Time allotted to complete the exam: 120 minutes
Passing score: 70%
Registration fee: USD 200, plus applicable taxes as required per local law
Retake fee: USD 100, plus applicable taxes as required per local law
Delivery options: Proctored exam delivered onsite at a testing center or in an online proctored environment. Click here for information on scheduling an exam.
References: No hard-copy or online materials may be referenced during the exam.
Prerequisite: Salesforce Platform Developer I credential

Note: Exam takers now have the opportunity to share comments and feedback for individual questions on the Platform Developer II exam.