Senior Salesforce/Java Developer

$140,000 - $160,000/Yr

Peterson Technology Partners - Lake Forest, IL

Full-time - Senior

Lake Forest, IL

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

As a Senior Software Engineer, you will be the Subject Matter Expert and primary point of contact for all technical and functional consultations related to Salesforce.com applications. This role is pivotal in leading the development, design, and implementation of large enterprise-level projects, ensuring that all initiatives align with business requirements and technology roadmaps. You will be involved in the full system lifecycle, with a particular focus on our Salesforce platform and its integrations with other cloud platforms. In this position, you will lead the estimation, analysis, design, and implementation of enterprise-level projects specifically related to Salesforce Service and Sales Cloud. You will coordinate with both internal and external stakeholders to evaluate, design, and deliver business capabilities effectively. Your expertise will be crucial in defining appropriate solutions for various business challenges using Salesforce's declarative and programmatic features, including Lightning Web Components, Apex, Visual Force, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Salesforce Einstein/AI capabilities, and SOQL. You will apply best practices in Salesforce data modeling, interface design, code development, and testing, ensuring that Salesforce development standards and best practices are upheld. Additionally, you will be responsible for building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce deployment using SalesforceDX. Your role will also involve evaluating and recommending architectural changes based on emerging technology and business trends, leading governance efforts, conducting architecture reviews, and contributing to various methodologies. As a leader, you will establish and lead the code review process, spearhead continuous improvement initiatives, and foster a mindset of ongoing enhancement within the team. You will guide the development and support team during crisis and code red situations, ensuring that the team remains updated with Salesforce technology trends to maintain scalable, flexible, secure, and robust applications.

Responsibilities

• Lead estimation, analysis, design, and implementation of enterprise level projects related to Salesforce Service and Sales Cloud.
• Coordinate with internal and external stakeholders for the evaluation, design, and delivery of business capabilities.
• Define appropriate solutions for business challenges using Salesforce's declarative and programmatic features including Lightning Web Components, Apex, Visual Force, HTML/CSS/JavaScript, Salesforce Einstein/AI capabilities and SOQL.
• Apply best practices in Salesforce data modeling, interface design, code development, and testing.
• Ensure Salesforce development standards and best practices are followed.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines for Salesforce deployment using SalesforceDX.
• Evaluate and recommend architectural changes based on technology and business trends.
• Lead governance efforts, architecture reviews, and contribute to various methodologies.
• Establish and lead the code review process.
• Lead continuous improvement initiatives, fostering a mindset of ongoing enhancement.
• Guide the development and support team during crisis and code red situations.
• Stay updated with Salesforce technology trends to ensure applications are scalable, flexible, secure, and robust.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science or similar subject or equivalent experience.
• 8+ years of implementation experience, including development, across the full software development lifecycle.
• Experience with object-oriented languages such as Java, C#.
• Experience with web development with HTML/CSS/JavaScript.
• Experience with Salesforce Service Cloud.
• Experience working with CTI technology implementations like Cisco integrations, Service Cloud Voice.
• Experience in Salesforce development and technical leadership.
• Understanding of Salesforce data modeling, interface design, code development, and testing principles.
• Ability to evaluate and recommend technology and business process improvements.
• Understanding of modern software development principles, design and integration patterns including code management, test frameworks and API development (SOAP, REST or microservices).
• Experience working with the Agile/Scrum/Kanban development methodology.
• Understanding of CI/CD principles and Salesforce code check-in through deployment.
• Experience coordinating with external vendors and Salesforce partners.
• Leadership skills with experience in mentoring and coaching teams.
• Up-to-date knowledge of Salesforce technology trends and industry standards.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with AWS.
• Experience working with Github actions.
• Experience working with microservices architecture.