Salesforce Architect Interview Checklist
Core Architecture Domains
• Data Modeling & Large Data Volumes (LDV)
• Integration Patterns (Platform Events, APIs, External Objects)
• Security & Sharing Architecture
• Identity & Access Management (SSO, OAuth, Auth Providers)
• Scalability & Performance Strategies
• Event■Driven Architecture & Asynchronous Processing
• Governor Limits & Optimization
• Multi■Org Strategy & Org Strategy Design
• Release Management & DevOps (CI/CD, version control)
• Enterprise Architecture Principles (NFRs, SLAs, resilience) Data Strategies
• Transaction boundaries and data consistency
• Indexing and selective SOQL queries
• Archival & retention strategies
• Big Objects vs. External Objects
Integration & API
• When to use REST, SOAP, Bulk, Streaming, GraphQL (where applicable)
• MuleSoft patterns (if relevant)
• Retry, Idempotency, and Error■Handling Design
Security & Identity
• SSO (SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect)
• Role hierarchy, OWD, Sharing Rules, Apex Sharing
• Shield Encryption, Event Monitoring
Service Cloud Architecture
• Case architecture, routing, queues, entitlements
• Omni■Channel, Knowledge, Digital Engagement
Experience Cloud Architecture
• Authentication models, licensing, sharing
• High■volume community design
DevOps & Governance
• Source■driven development
• Branching strategies (Gitflow, trunk■based)
• Automated testing strategy
• Deployment governance & change management
Soft Skills & Leadership
• Stakeholder alignment & communication
• Requirements clarification & solution justification
• Diagramming: sequence, ERD, system landscape
