Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce Platform

Position Title: Senior Software Engineer, Salesforce Platform
Location: Remote with occasional travel
Duration: 10 months temp to hire

JOB SUMMARY

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Management Information Systems, or equivalent work experience
• 7 years of professional software development experience, including strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, and follow-through abilities
• At least 6 years of experience designing, developing, testing, and implementing highly customized Salesforce applications, primarily using Lightning Web Components or Aura Components

• Experience with user behavior analysis monitoring, scripting, and alerting
• Experience with DevOps process: GitHub, Harness experience is a plus
• High proficiency in JavaScript, JavaScript frameworks, Python, or similar development tools
  • Solid understanding of REST, GraphQL, DevOps concepts, and application observability using tools such as Dynatrace and Splunk

• Lead Salesforce platform design, architecture, and custom development using Apex, JavaScript, Lightning Web Components, REST APIs, and GraphQL
• Act as a technical architect and hands-on Salesforce developer, applying deep Salesforce expertise to solve complex platform challenges
• Design and oversee technical architecture solutions that integrate Salesforce with internal systems, with focus on security, authentication, scalability, and performance

Example

• Make informed architectural decisions by evaluating tradeoffs, benefits, risks, and recommendations
• Stay current with Salesforce releases and platform capabilities, guiding the team on relevant new features and implementation opportunities
• Drive UX and design strategies that improve platform adoption, usability, and end-user experience
• Identify process and system optimization opportunities to improve team efficiency, platform effectiveness, and customer outcomes
• Collaborate with business analysts, product managers, and engineering teams to understand requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions
• Develop and manage off-platform automation scripts using Python or similar tools
• Support security efforts by reviewing Salesforce Shield event logs, alerts, and related monitoring data
• Champion engineering best practices for reusable, scalable, organized, well-tested, and maintainable code
• Mentor team members through pairing, code reviews, documentation, and constructive feedback that raises overall engineering quality
• Customize and extend tools, processes, and delivery practices to increase team effectiveness and support iterative development.