Lightning Web Components (LWC)
Also written as LWC, Lightning Web Component
Salesforce's current way of building custom screens, using standard JavaScript and web components. It replaced the older Aura framework, which in turn replaced Visualforce pages; many companies still run all three side by side.
Think of it like
Fitting custom shelves into a franchise store: the store layout is fixed, but you can build your own displays as long as they use the franchise's fittings.
Junior or senior?
Shows modern Salesforce front-end skill.
Junior sounds like
Builds simple components from a design.
Senior sounds like
Has moved Aura or Visualforce pages to LWC and can explain how components talk to Apex and to each other.
Ask them
“Have you moved any Aura or Visualforce pages to LWC? What was hard about it?”
Sounds like real experience
Describes a specific component or migration, how it got data from Apex, and a problem such as passing data between components or slow page loads.
Probe further if
Has built only small components from Trailhead or a template, or uses 'Lightning' to mean the Salesforce interface rather than code they wrote.
Reading Lightning Web Components (LWC) on a resume
- Common
- Lightning Web Components (LWC) narrows the field but doesn't prove depth on its own. The junior-versus-senior contrast above is what separates one candidate from another.
Don’t mix it up
- Salesforce Admin vs. Developer vs. Consultant
'Salesforce experience' covers three different jobs. Admins configure the platform with clicks: fields, page layouts, permissions, reports and flows. Developers write code: Apex, Lightning Web Components and integrations. Functional consultants work with the business to decide how Salesforce should be set up, and write the requirements. The pay and interview loops differ, and certifications don't always make the difference clear.
Sourcing for Lightning Web Components (LWC)
Every way it's written
("Lightning Web Components" OR "LWC" OR "Lightning Web Component")Paste into LinkedIn Recruiter, Naukri or your ATS. Combine with a job title and location.