Duties & Responsibilities
- Hands-on lead for Salesforce tri-annual release management, including impact analysis, feature evaluation, and rollout strategy
- Assess, prioritize, and implement new platform features, enhancements, and product retirements
- Conduct Proof of Concepts (POCs) and Proof of Value (POVs) for emerging Salesforce capabilities and innovations
- Drive platform modernization initiatives with a strong focus on identifying, prioritizing, and eliminating technical debt
- Establish a structured technical debt management framework, including code refactoring, legacy feature decommissioning, and optimization of inefficient customizations.
- Design and develop scalable, maintainable solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and declarative tools
- Identify over-engineered or redundant custom solutions and replace them with native Salesforce capabilities where feasible.
- Define and enforce robust security and access control models aligned with the principle of least privilege
- Lead CI/CD strategy, implementation, and governance using Copado to improve release quality and reduce rework
- Establish and manage data storage, archival, and backup strategies leveraging tools like OwnBackup
- Design, develop, and oversee API-based integrations with internal and external systems
- Ensure platform performance, scalability, availability, and reliability through proactive monitoring and optimization
- Mentor and guide development teams, enforce coding standards, code reviews, and engineering best practices to prevent future technical debt
- Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to align platform roadmap with strategic priorities while balancing feature delivery and technical debt reduction
Requirements
Minimum Years of Experience:
7+ Yrs - Salesforce with Apex, LWC and Flows
3+ Yrs - API Integrations
2+ Yrs - Storage Management
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
- 7+ years of hands-on Salesforce development experience, including demonstrated ownership in a lead or senior capacity.
- Deep technical expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and declarative automation tools
- Advanced proficiency in SOQL, including query optimization, complex data modeling, and performance tuning
- Proven experience leading Salesforce release cycles and driving feature adoption across business teams.
- Strong understanding of Salesforce security architecture, including profiles, permission sets, sharing rules, and governance best practices
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing integrations using REST/SOAP APIs and event-driven architectures
- Solid knowledge of platform performance optimization, scalability, and governor limits
- Experience driving technical debt reduction and leading platform modernization initiatives.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and influence engineering teams while managing competing priorities
- Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders
Required Certifications
- Salesforce Certified Platform Administrator OR Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder
- Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
Preferred Qualifications
- Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (preferably Copado) and modern DevOps practices
- Deep expertise in Sales Cloud and Service Cloud implementations
- Familiarity with data management, archival, and backup/recovery solutions (e.g., OwnBackup)
- Awareness of evolving Salesforce and enterprise technology trends, with the ability to introduce innovative ideas
- Working knowledge of Salesforce Data Cloud, Agentforce, and AI-driven capabilities
- Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, middleware (e.g., MuleSoft), and event-driven architectures
- Experience operating in large-scale enterprise environments with multi-org or pod-based governance models
- Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and cross-functional collaboration with Product, Sales Ops, and Engineering teams
- Alignment with organizational vision and ability to translate strategy into team and individual contributions
- Salesforce certifications such as Platform Developer II, Architect track (Application/System), or progress toward CTA
- Demonstrated ability to influence platform strategy, architecture decisions, and long-term roadmap planning
- Proven track record of improving engineering quality through coding standards, reviews, and best practices
Benefits
