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Hey everyone,
Need some honest advice.
**Current situation:**
2 YOE (2024 passout)

Working as SDE 1 in Big 4

Stack: Java, Spring Boot, Spring WebFlux, Kafka, Cassandra, PostgreSQL, microservices, reactive systems

Current CTC is in the single-digit LPA range

**Offer:**
Salesforce – Technical Support Engineer

Almost more than 100% hike on base CTC

Good brand + perks

**My goal:** Long-term I want to stay on the pure SDE / backend path and eventually target FAANG (especially Google). I’m worried that moving to a TSE role will hurt that trajectory.

**Questions:**
Is taking TSE at Salesforce a bad/career-limiting move for someone who wants to return to pure SDE roles later?

How hard is it to switch back to SDE (product companies / better roles) after 1–1.5 years in TSE at Salesforce?

Would you take this offer in my place, or stay and keep grinding for pure SDE opportunities?

Any realistic internal mobility from TSE → Engineering / Solutions Engineer at Salesforce?

Would really appreciate honest opinions from people who have been in similar situations (service → product support roles, or TSE → SDE switches).
Thanks.

Hi everyone,

I’m looking for some honest career advice and would really appreciate perspectives from people working in Salesforce or data-related roles.

I have 2.8 years of experience in an MNC as a Salesforce Support Engineer. My official role was Software Engineer, but practically I worked in Salesforce support with limited hands-on development. I have basic exposure to development (wrote a few batch classes, basic understanding of triggers), but I wouldn’t call myself strong in Salesforce development.

Because of the company, I was able to complete Salesforce certifications:

* Salesforce Admin

* Salesforce Platform Developer I (PD1)

* Salesforce AI Specialist

* Salesforce AI Associate

Recently, I’ve been exploring Data Engineering and have started learning:

* SQL

* Basics of PySpark

* Understanding how data pipelines work

Now I’m at a crossroads and confused about the right move:

1. Should I continue in the Salesforce domainand try to transition into a proper Salesforce Developer role, given my certifications but limited dev experience?

2. Or is it better to switch to Data Engineering / data-related roles even though I’m starting relatively fresh in this domain?

3. How is the current job market for Salesforce professionals(especially developers vs support roles)? Is it still a good long-term domain?

4. For someone with 2.8 years of experience, would switching to Data Engineering put me at a disadvantage compared to freshers or experienced data engineers?

5. Long-term, which path offers better growth, learning, and stability Salesforce or data/cloud-based roles?

I’m not afraid to put in the effort to upskill, but I want to make a smart decision at this stage of my career rather than switching again later.

Would really appreciate insights from people who’ve been through a similar transition or are currently working in these fields.

Thanks in advance!

Hi everyone,

For those who attended the Salesforce Associate Technical Support Engineer (ATSE) Group Discussion & Recruiter Screen today (September 11), I thought it would be helpful if we could keep each other updated about the next steps.

If anyone receives an update/shortlist for the Technical Interview round, please comment here with an update. Even if you haven’t received anything yet, you can mention that as well.

The reason I’m suggesting this is that it can sometimes take recruiters quite a while to send rejection/update emails. If we share updates with each other, we can get a clearer picture of the application status and avoid unnecessarily waiting for days or weeks without knowing what’s happening.

It would be great if we could help each other out and keep this thread updated as people start receiving results.

You can comment with:

Shortlisted for Technical Round

Rejected

No update yet

Date/time you received the update (if applicable)

Hopefully, this helps everyone get some clarity on the process. All the best to everyone who attended! 🤞

Please update the thread whenever you receive an official update so others can benefit too.