Senior Salesforce Developer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in District of Columbia, +1 more state.

📋 Description

• Collaborate with APA business units to ascertain their needs and direct them towards Salesforce Platform solutions.

• Facilitate discovery sessions with business units and end users.

• Propose solutions that leverage existing functionalities rather than initiating new builds, while articulating the associated trade-offs.

• Convert requirements into Jira user stories that include explicit acceptance criteria.

• Choose between declarative and programmatic methods based on the requirements.

• Evaluate the effects on automation, managed packages, security, and integrations.

• Lead exploratory sessions on legacy or new areas and document the findings.

• Design, create, test, and deploy bulk-safe Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Flows.

• Implement changes via Copado across development, SIT, QA/UAT, and Production environments.

• Investigate and resolve production incidents, identify root causes, and enact durable solutions.

• Review code and user stories submitted by developers prior to their promotion.

• Safely eliminate dead code, outdated automation, and unused metadata.

• Mentor junior developers and administrators.

• Contribute to team standards and maintain runbooks.

• Execute other assigned responsibilities.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

• Over 6 years of hands-on experience in Salesforce development.

• At least 3 years in a senior or lead developer capacity.

• Demonstrated experience delivering in a large, multi-team Salesforce organization with legacy customizations, managed packages, and integrations.

• Capability to conduct requirements sessions with non-technical stakeholders and translate their needs into effective solutions.

• Experience in advising stakeholders towards simpler and more maintainable alternatives.

• Excellent written communication skills, including user stories, acceptance criteria, design documentation, and incident reports.

• Experience collaborating in an Agile team with peer code reviews and shared development standards.

• Salesforce Platform Developer I certification is mandatory.

• Platform Developer II or Application Architect certification is preferred.

• Advanced proficiency in Apex, SOQL/SOSL, and Apex test classes.

• Strong experience in building Lightning Web Components and creating record-triggered, screen, and autolaunched Flows.

• Understanding of the Salesforce security model, sharing, and Experience Cloud/guest-user access.

• Familiarity with Salesforce APIs (REST, SOAP), Named Credentials, Connected Apps, and platform events.

• Working knowledge of platform limits and the ability to design within those constraints.

• Proficient in Copado, SFDX/Salesforce CLI, Git, Bitbucket, and sandbox-based release pipelines.

• Advanced expertise in Jira and Confluence.

• Experience in association or nonprofit settings is advantageous.

• Familiarity with Fonteva and Apttus/Conga CPQ is a plus.

• Knowledge of VS Code and AI-assisted development tools is a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Remote Work/Flexible Scheduling.

• 401(k) plan with employer matching up to 4%.

• Options for medical, dental, and vision insurance.

• Outpatient mental health benefits.

• Paid personal and vacation time.

• 12 paid holidays.

• Family and Medical Leave.

• Tuition assistance.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP).

• Short- and long-term disability insurance.