What is a Salesforce Technical Architect (and why do they make $200,000+ a year)?

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  • Опубликовано: 21 янв 2025

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  • @SalesforceForEveryone
    @SalesforceForEveryone 2 года назад +25

    Excellent breakdown, anyone who says "I'm new to Salesforce and I want to be a Technical Architect" should be forced to watch this video.
    Congratulations on the 3rd kiddo! I love for my little girl, it's all that matters. I'm happy to see you being dad of the year on this topic in my opinion 🙏

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Bradley appreciate the kind words! #Dadforce

  • @tiphanieb9387
    @tiphanieb9387 2 года назад +18

    Yay you're back ! You've been such an inspiration for me since I've began my Salesforce journey back in 2018 ! I'm now a Salesforce dev with the PD2 and on my way to become an architect ! Thank you SO much for all you're doing for the community :)

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +3

      Thank you Tiphanie!! Awesome to hear about your success!!

  • @a.soraparu773
    @a.soraparu773 Год назад +1

    Knowledgeable and with a mix of humor? I'm an immediate fan! As a new admin who is being trained to inherit the bulk of the salesforce responsibilities in my small company. This is the guidance I've been searching for the past few weeks. Thank you so much for the digestible breakdown. Its a year late, but congrats on the baby!

  • @UrboyNK
    @UrboyNK 2 года назад +2

    I'm glad your back. I just got a job at my local food bank that uses salesforce and now I'm learning the basic

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you Nyok and congrats!!!

  • @s0l1dsnake
    @s0l1dsnake 2 года назад +2

    Congrats on the baby. You were a big inspiration for me in 2020 and now I’ve just gotten my PD1 and am a senior admin

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Proud of you Emmanuel!!!

  • @millertime6
    @millertime6 2 года назад +1

    So right about knowing complementary technologies. That’s probably the most underrated skill for a Salesforce professional. And Congrats on the new kiddo. 🎉

  • @cloudqualified
    @cloudqualified 2 года назад +4

    It’s great to see a new video from a Salesforce legend! Congratulations on the new addition to your family!

  • @elnino_77
    @elnino_77 2 года назад +2

    So nice to see you again David, you were my inspiration- good to see you! Keep doing great job! We missed you

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you Zaur!

  • @nitishdas003
    @nitishdas003 2 года назад +1

    woohoo he is back ! Good to have you 👍👍😀😀

  • @LazyWarriorV
    @LazyWarriorV 2 года назад +3

    David! I’ve been waiting for this vid for almost a year! 😁🤘Congratulations on your 3rd little one! 🎉 Thank you for the great value in this video and I sincerely look forward to the content / courses you’re working on.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you Francis 😁

  • @danielclift258
    @danielclift258 2 года назад +1

    Welcome back! We missed you.. and congrats on the expanding fam!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      ❤️❤️❤️ Thank you Daniel 🙏🙏🙏

  • @krazeefrog5419
    @krazeefrog5419 2 года назад +1

    Welcome Back David!, Hope you run a course soon

  • @csnoremac1
    @csnoremac1 2 года назад +2

    Thank you for the video. I'm 4 months into my first Salesforce admin job and was looking for direction. Your vids help.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +2

      Thank you Cameron and congrats!!!

  • @amospan14
    @amospan14 2 года назад +1

    Liked and subscribed! Thank you for the 10 additional hours you are spending with us! And congratulations on your 3rd newborn! =)

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you kindly!!!

  • @kennethngo9500
    @kennethngo9500 2 года назад +2

    Welcome back David!!! Your insight and clear explanations has definitely helped tens of thousands of people find new opportunities in this space!
    Congrats on the new kid! woooo

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you Kenneth appreciate you!

  • @ramanpandher6655
    @ramanpandher6655 2 года назад +2

    Many many congratulations 🎉 for the third child David .. best wishes for good health of mommy and baby.. and you rocked RUclips with another video .. appreciate your time and efforts to make this video

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you Raman!

  • @soomjeetsahoo8710
    @soomjeetsahoo8710 2 года назад +6

    Hey David,
    Congratulations on becoming father once again. You are my inspiration. Heck I pinged you in twitter previously regarding some career decision I had. Thanks for replying though.
    With your motivation and inspirations, I made it to Salesforce... Finally 🤘🏻
    It was my goal becoming an architect in next 5 yr... Maybe its a bit harder journey than I thought and you made me rethink about being one.
    I feel I can't handle long meetings and not getting chance to make hands dirty with real implementation.
    Thanks, 😊

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Cheers Soomjeet thank you!! Wish you success no matter what path you choose!

  • @yasmin1036
    @yasmin1036 2 года назад +1

    Awesome! Awesome! Awesome!!! Thanks a lot, David K.Liu for the insights! It really helps me to decide on my career path. and Great to see you back! Appreciate your advice! 👍

  • @kendallk3997
    @kendallk3997 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations to you & the family on the 3rd child!! Always enjoy your vids.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you Kendall!

  • @Kadir_Suleymanoglu
    @Kadir_Suleymanoglu 2 года назад +1

    Congrats on the new addition to the family, David! Love the shirt! :)

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thanks Kadir!!

  • @MrBhatts3
    @MrBhatts3 2 года назад +4

    Great to see you back David! Congrats on your 3rd kiddo. Ever since I watched your first video 2 years ago I was hooked and watched all your videos in 2 days. I go back from time to time and watch a lot of your videos for inspiration. Thank you so much for everything you do for the Salesforce and IT community.
    P.s. Will you be at Dreamforce this year? Would love to meet you in person.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Thank you! Yes see you next week!

  • @jeffyremigio2848
    @jeffyremigio2848 2 года назад +2

    Just when I am about to quit because I am bad at front end. Here you are giving some motivations 🙏

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Go get em Jeffy 😁😁

  • @akashubhambhardwaj
    @akashubhambhardwaj 2 года назад +1

    Congratulation for the 3rd kid David and thanks for this amazing packed video :)

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Cheers Shubham!

  • @SportPlusDad
    @SportPlusDad 2 года назад +1

    Good to see you back in front of the camera David. All the Technical Architect points sound right, but I don’t know how you can describe a solution architect as just a glorified admin who can’t code. There’s now a Solution Architect cert that includes Platform Developer I as a prerequisite, and you need to be able to write Apex for that.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thanks for the info! Can't say I agree with Salesforce's choices here, as it's odd to me that a Solutions Arch cert would require a marketing cloud cert and a pd1. But it's all pretty new and I'm curious to see how it shakes up.

  • @asderik
    @asderik 2 года назад

    So glad you’re back!

  • @pavanteja3855
    @pavanteja3855 2 года назад +1

    Finally atlast...happy day.
    Thank you very much Sir for making a new video on Salesforce.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you Pavan for supporting me!! 🥰

  • @elnino_77
    @elnino_77 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations David on your third kid! Your child will be lucky to have a such a intelligent dad ! 🎉

  • @mephistosson
    @mephistosson 2 года назад +1

    Happy to see you back!! Love your content and thought you forgot about us. Thanks for new content :))

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Love you all ❤️

  • @abuwahid4808
    @abuwahid4808 2 года назад +1

    Thanks so much for explaining all these terms and responsibilities. I like to thank you from my bottom of heart, 6 years ago my journey from full stack web developer to Salesforce developer is because of your blogs and tutorials, appreciate your time and effort to share your knowledge.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Cheers Abu 😁😁😁

  • @syedhamzavlogs8914
    @syedhamzavlogs8914 2 года назад +2

    Hey David 👋..happy to watch you 😀..congratulations for 3rd child...May Almighty make it easy for you & your spouse!

  • @matthewd4743
    @matthewd4743 2 года назад +1

    So happy you are back!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Matthew!!

  • @IoriBernstein
    @IoriBernstein Год назад +1

    Great video, David! Due to it, I have decide I don't want to follow the architect path, at least not at this moment haha

  • @thetechconsultant
    @thetechconsultant 2 года назад +1

    David!!!! Welcome back 🎉

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you Nasir!!

  • @adlan25
    @adlan25 2 года назад +2

    Proud to be sf technical architect, you are right.

  • @Reylan75
    @Reylan75 2 года назад +1

    Hi David, awesome video as always. Thanks for sharing your courses with me, I plan to take the Platform Dev 1 cert before the year ends! Wish me luck and I hope your channel grows

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you and good luck Mikko!

  • @sreenivaspakalapati8123
    @sreenivaspakalapati8123 2 года назад +1

    Welcome back David and congratulations on the 3rd Kiddo🎊
    Recently I started my career as a Salesforce admin in startup. Your videos helped me, and success stories in sfdc99 makes me motivated to earn new certs. I am planning for PD1 now😊.
    Thanks for everything, it's good to see you back🤝

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Sreenivas wish you the best!!

  • @SmookyMargiela
    @SmookyMargiela 2 года назад +1

    Long time no see been waiting on a new video for a while 😅 thank you!!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you for following my stuff Azurim!!

  • @120m30
    @120m30 2 года назад +1

    Return of the King

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      🤣🤣🤣✌️

  • @alexeylarkovich4048
    @alexeylarkovich4048 2 года назад +1

    Nice explanation! Thanks! Now I know that I want to be a Technical Architect!

  • @reddzltuano8176
    @reddzltuano8176 2 года назад +1

    Its been 11 months since the last video - we missed your content!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      😁😁😁

  • @ezugookoma9708
    @ezugookoma9708 2 года назад +3

    He lives!!!!! 🎉🎉

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thanks buddy!! 😁

  • @WildAtHeart_1
    @WildAtHeart_1 2 года назад +2

    Great dad jokes. And Congratulations on the new baby!

  • @hyunhokim5912
    @hyunhokim5912 8 месяцев назад

    Haha Thank you for explaining my job. I am a Salesforce Solution Architect starting next month.

  • @Sikho_With_Samir
    @Sikho_With_Samir 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations on your thrid kiddo 🎉🎉 Happy to see you back and I request you to upgrade your Salesforce courses on Pluralsight. 😊 My career path or destination is to become a Salesforce Solution Architect and I need your brief guidance on it. Waiting for your further updates.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +3

      Thank you Samir! Yes I'm thinking of building then on RUclips 😁

  • @healthywealthykarma
    @healthywealthykarma 2 года назад +1

    I am facing these challenges it really helps to get on track

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Glad it helped!!

  • @feidoy
    @feidoy 2 года назад +1

    Congrats 3x !!

  • @igorkudryk2199
    @igorkudryk2199 2 года назад +1

    Welcome back!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Igor!

  • @ReinaldoHernandezOchoa
    @ReinaldoHernandezOchoa 2 года назад

    Yup... I want to become a SF Tech Architect 😅
    Thanks for this video and that clear explanation!

  • @Praveen-he1su
    @Praveen-he1su 2 года назад +1

    Welcome back bro. Please upload more videos about Salesforce ☁️☁️

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Thank you Praveen!! Will do!

    • @Praveen-he1su
      @Praveen-he1su 2 года назад

      @@dvdkliu Superb bro. I am waiting..

  • @brucesmith8156
    @brucesmith8156 2 года назад +1

    Amazing video David!

  • @AaronRClark
    @AaronRClark Год назад +1

    I just want to work at a place where there is more than one dev that have ambition outside of just salesforce knowledge.

  • @Jim-kz2ue
    @Jim-kz2ue 2 года назад +1

    Great you are posting again.. thanks for the video. DF22 next week?

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      See you there Jim!

  • @swapnilthakur1353
    @swapnilthakur1353 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations for your Third kid !!

  • @rickscott5966
    @rickscott5966 2 года назад +3

    Congrats on your third kid! Any advice on a supply chain major who has worked with SAP, Oracle and logistics at big firms now transitioning into a job utilizing Salesforce ERP and implementation therein for a mid-size company? Thanks!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Get certified, play around in a dev org to try to understand the parallels and differences between platforms, and use your previous experience to your advantage from a process perspective

  • @travy1
    @travy1 2 года назад +2

    David is the best RUclipsr fr

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Appreciate your support!!!!

  • @johneichsteadt4432
    @johneichsteadt4432 Год назад

    Wasn't the term "Platform Architect" created to describe the person who has that central role/responsibility for smaller but complex implementations?

  • @youmongrel
    @youmongrel Год назад

    OMG I'm an STA and didn't know it. I just work really hard (or really efficient), know every nook & cranny of my 1800 user system, work directly and make great relationships with business leads all over the world, run the dev team, ghost-run the SCRUM, but also do 80% of the development (so I guess that's why I'm not?)... but I have always turned down literal people management despite being a mentor. I make hella good PPT and Visio, record training or provide it on-site... I don't know what I am. Except doomed; I outlive everyone who's ever given me huge props so there won't be anyone left to write my LinkedIn recs when I move on :(

  • @jenniferluu3215
    @jenniferluu3215 2 года назад +1

    Congratulations on your third child! 🎉

  • @musicbuff33
    @musicbuff33 2 года назад +1

    We missed you!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you!!! Feel all warm and fuzzy inside 😁

  • @abhedyasingh
    @abhedyasingh 2 года назад +4

    Congratulations for your third child David!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Thank you Abhedya!

  • @meighanrockssf
    @meighanrockssf 2 года назад

    I'd love to know where they don't both load TAs with meetings, design, and have them cover hands on, the board, and the dev and admin teams... I have head that for years and not once in my 10 years as a tech arch experienced it in practicality- from small shops to the big 5.

  • @canyavuzkurt
    @canyavuzkurt 2 года назад +1

    Congrats on your kid David 🎊

  • @anishvishwakarma6689
    @anishvishwakarma6689 2 года назад +1

    Finally new video😍😍

  • @DallasSalesforce
    @DallasSalesforce 2 года назад

    100% this! Great definition of TA.

  • @nikhilPUD01
    @nikhilPUD01 2 года назад +1

    Legendary SalesForce expert is back
    🤩😁

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      😘😘😘

  • @extremeweirdness1528
    @extremeweirdness1528 2 года назад +1

    Hi David, Glad to see you back after a long break. I really want to be hands on and never lose my touch. Is it possible to be an architect and still be hands on ?
    I know just like you said a lot of job roles are not truly architect positions, but if I clear my CTA very long road ahead will I still get to keep my coding part with me ?

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Yes a hands on architect is essentially a senior Salesforce developer!

  • @viktorl8
    @viktorl8 2 года назад +1

    Very well described!

  • @hanwang110mhh
    @hanwang110mhh 2 года назад +1

    Hey David, awesome content like always! Are you going to Dreamforce next week?

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Yes! Hope to see you there!

    • @hanwang110mhh
      @hanwang110mhh 2 года назад +1

      @@dvdkliu awesome see you there. Hoping to get a pic with you

  • @blitzme99
    @blitzme99 2 года назад +1

    Thanks for making a video that I can send to my family when they ask what I do. My grandma says I Draw circles and squares on the screen.

  • @hass2440
    @hass2440 2 года назад +1

    Finally uploaded a new vid

  • @freddyg8247
    @freddyg8247 2 года назад +1

    David, is it better to be an admin/dev who mostly updates and modifies existing code and has a very strong admin background….. or is it better to be in a role where you code heavily and are very fluent in code?

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      In terms of money, full dev will make more. In terms of personal satisfaction, that's for you to decide!

    • @freddyg8247
      @freddyg8247 2 года назад +1

      @@dvdkliu thanks for the reply man. Do you think the JavaScript developer cert for SF is worth going for?

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Yes, after PD2!

    • @freddyg8247
      @freddyg8247 2 года назад +1

      @@dvdkliu thanks for the reply. What would you say is the max size a team should be? I feel like a super large team is unhealthy in so many ways.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      When learning, smaller is better. In fact being the only person on the team can be a great environment!

  • @devonpeters8205
    @devonpeters8205 Год назад

    Do you think there is any overlap between a Salesforce Technical Architect role at the actual company vs what you're describing?

  • @olgashirokova2626
    @olgashirokova2626 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for the explanation. What is the difference between Technical and Solution/Application architect?

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Have a section in the vid covering this closer to the end

  • @manojkumar-jt3fw
    @manojkumar-jt3fw 2 года назад +2

    I am a Java & Java script student , and i learnt them.
    Please suggest me should i pursue SalesForce a career ? How r the prospects ?
    Or should i pursue another field ?

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Salesforce is great for devs! Jump in!

    • @manojkumar-jt3fw
      @manojkumar-jt3fw 2 года назад +1

      @@dvdkliu tanx for the reply

  • @vijayannaladas3097
    @vijayannaladas3097 2 года назад +1

    Hi Sir, I been working as a Salesforce admin from past two years for a big project, I want to change my career as Salesforce developer or commerce cloud developer, can you please help me to choose one of them, I been worked as a Java developer 3 years and moved to sfc admin role

  • @huilongzhuo363
    @huilongzhuo363 2 года назад +1

    Hello, David. It is great to see you back again!! Thank you for opening the CTA box!! Now, I am more confident than ever that the CTA path is what I will continue journeying on🥾! But first I need to get a full-time Salesforce Developer job.💪You can probably tell my daughter is helping me with this reply 👧 and one hour less time with my family 😂

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Ha ha ha good luck on both journeys, parenting and CTA. Make your daughter proud!

  • @kleytman
    @kleytman 2 года назад +1

    Hi, I'm Kleytman Aular, Salesforce Technical Architect... just practicing

  • @forcebuilder8302
    @forcebuilder8302 2 года назад +1

    on the way to TA 😊

  • @khaldrogo5593
    @khaldrogo5593 2 года назад +1

    Hi sir....what is salesforce developer future scope...i am 28 years old....

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Future is bright!

    • @khaldrogo5593
      @khaldrogo5593 2 года назад +1

      @@dvdkliu is it sustainable future for 20-25 years?

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      No, but nothing big now will sustain that long. Coding will be around in 25 years though, so learning any language now will benefit you forever

    • @khaldrogo5593
      @khaldrogo5593 2 года назад +1

      @@dvdkliu is it better to learn data science than salesforce?(for good future)
      As salesforce will have no scope when it is over

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      That is what I'm betting on myself. Salesforce + AI / data science. If my son was just graduating from college now I'd say go full data science with focus on AI

  • @TF242
    @TF242 2 года назад +3

    Get 100x certified by memorizing exam questions via many websites available online and then BS your way through at large organization pretending you know how to solve something. That's the experience I've had with most Salesforce professionals in last 3 years.

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Horrible game!

  • @OleanderProducing
    @OleanderProducing 2 года назад +2

    LOL just figured out I am doing the job haha, never knew! My role title is admin :) Also I don't make anywhere near 6 figures lololol

  • @ht103084
    @ht103084 2 года назад +1

    Congrats on the kiddo!!!

  • @JohanYu
    @JohanYu 2 года назад +1

    Kirkland Signature = Costco ???

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Yup!!

    • @JohanYu
      @JohanYu 2 года назад +1

      @@dvdkliu see you next week!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Yup!!

  • @thandohanise2697
    @thandohanise2697 2 года назад

    So are they like Solutions Architects?

  • @jerrel.writes
    @jerrel.writes 2 года назад

    6:05 BRO 😂😂😂

  • @laxminarayanpandey1191
    @laxminarayanpandey1191 7 месяцев назад

    superb

  • @coreykuruma5916
    @coreykuruma5916 2 года назад +1

    Kirkland Signature!

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Hi Kuruma 😁

  • @_xcelpro
    @_xcelpro 2 года назад +1

    Amazing content!! I'll subscribe because of your third child 😄

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад

      Yay!!!! Thank you Edison lol

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      One day I will show this comment to my 3rd kid

  • @longjohn714
    @longjohn714 2 года назад

    Congrats on your 3rd child buddy.

  • @michaeldavis6713
    @michaeldavis6713 10 месяцев назад

    dont know if i should like and subscribe, sounds like he should spend more time with his kids

  • @cizzlen07
    @cizzlen07 2 года назад +2

    I hate architecture of all kinds but stuck with it now. Fml

  • @MistaNateJay
    @MistaNateJay 2 года назад

    200k yr not enough

  • @lilylin_health
    @lilylin_health 2 года назад +1

    LOL at "all the garbage I put on RUclips" ! Congrats on your 3rd kid!!!

  • @travy1
    @travy1 2 года назад +2

    first comment

    • @dvdkliu
      @dvdkliu  2 года назад +1

      Ezugo wins but I still appreciate you 😁

  • @rokhaou8562
    @rokhaou8562 2 года назад +1

    8th comment 😆

  • @camedarus
    @camedarus Год назад

    So basically anyone who's ever worked in a smaller company as the sole Salesforce admin has also been the technical architect. Not necessarily a very good one, but a technical architect none the less.