Expert Programmer Analyst

PG&E - San Ramon, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - San Ramon, CA

Utilities

About the position

As an Expert Programmer Analyst at Pacific Gas and Electric Company, you will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining solutions within the Salesforce platform to meet the organization's needs. This position requires a deep understanding of Salesforce programming languages, including Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components (LWC), as well as a strong ability to collaborate with various stakeholders such as business analysts and product owners. Your primary responsibility will be to translate business requirements into effective technical solutions, ensuring that the applications you develop are robust, scalable, and aligned with organizational goals. In this hybrid role, you will work from your remote office and will be required to visit the Oakland or San Ramon offices approximately twice per month, or more frequently based on business needs. You will be expected to document technical designs, implementations, and configurations to facilitate knowledge sharing and enable efficient maintenance and support of the solutions you create. Additionally, you will proactively identify bugs, performance bottlenecks, and other technical issues within Salesforce applications, implementing fixes to ensure optimal performance. As a subject matter expert in Salesforce development, you will evaluate code written by other developers, provide feedback, and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards. Keeping up-to-date with the latest Salesforce developments, features, and industry best practices will be essential to continuously enhance the Salesforce solutions you work on. Your meticulous approach to coding will help maintain high standards of quality, scalability, and performance in all projects you undertake.

Responsibilities

• Utilize expertise in Salesforce programming languages (Apex, Visualforce, LWC, Einstein) to design and create robust applications, integrations, and enhancements within the platform.
• Document technical designs, implementations, and configurations to facilitate knowledge sharing and enable efficient maintenance and support of solutions.
• Proactively identify bugs, performance bottlenecks, and other technical issues within Salesforce applications, and implement fixes to ensure optimal performance.
• Evaluate code written by other developers, provide feedback, and ensure adherence to best practices and coding standards.
• Act as a subject matter expert in Salesforce development, offering advice, guidance, and recommendations to both technical and non-technical team members.
• Keep up-to-date with the latest Salesforce developments, features, and industry best practices to continuously enhance Salesforce solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
• 7 years of experience in programming analysis.
• 5 years of hands-on experience in designing and developing solutions on the Salesforce platform, using Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning components.
• Possess Salesforce Certified Platform Developer (Dev 1) certification or higher.
• Proficient in Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components programming languages, as well as JavaScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex technical problems, identify effective solutions, and implement them efficiently.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with stakeholders, including project managers, business analysts, and other developers, and clearly communicate technical concepts to non-technical team members.
• A meticulous approach to coding, with a focus on maintaining high standards of quality, scalability, and performance.
• A self-driven individual who actively seeks new information, keeps up with the latest Salesforce updates and best practices, and shares knowledge with the team.
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into effective technical solutions that align with organizational goals.