Salesforce Architect

Marqeta, Inc.; Vancouver, Toronto; Remote; CAD 128,000 - 161,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the technology sector is seeking a Salesforce Architect to spearhead the design of high-quality Salesforce solutions, enhance customer experience, and optimize processes across teams. This position offers the opportunity to make transformative changes and leverage Salesforce's extensive capabilities to drive business success.

Benefits

Flexible vacation time

Retirement savings program with company contribution

Monthly stipend to support remote work

Annual development dollars for growth

Family-forming benefits

Up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required; Salesforce Certified Technical Architect preferred.
• Extensive experience with Salesforce development and administration.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture and best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement various Salesforce solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather business requirements.
• Develop technical documentation, including design documents.

Skills

Collaboration

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Salesforce Certified Technical Architect

Tools

Apex

Visualforce

Lightning components

Job description

Marqeta is looking for talented Salesforce Architect to lead the design and implementation of our company's Salesforce solutions. The successful candidate will have a deep understanding of the Salesforce platform, its capabilities, and limitations, and will be responsible for designing and delivering high-quality Salesforce solutions that meet our business needs.

Your expertise will not only shape our Salesforce landscape but will also have a profound impact on our Go-To-Market, Customer Support, and other operational teams, creating visible and transformative changes across our organization. Your contribution will be instrumental in optimizing our processes, enhancing customer experience, and ultimately, driving our business success.

The system's complexity, coupled with numerous integrations with other systems and data repositories, necessitates the expertise of a dedicated Salesforce Architect. This role is not just about addressing everyday needs; it's about designing and building for the long term, ensuring our Salesforce system can adapt and grow with our business.

As one of our largest software vendors, Salesforce offers untapped potential, with unexplored features and AI opportunities waiting to be leveraged. The Salesforce Architect will play a crucial role in unlocking this potential, improving our ROI from Salesforce, and enhancing productivity across teams. This role will enable us to provide superior customer service and close deals faster, making a significant impact on our overall business performance

We work Flexible First . This role can be performed remotely anywhere within Greater Toronto Area, Ontario or Vancouver Metropolitan Area, British Columbia, Canada. We’d love for you to join us!

The Impact You’ll Have

• Design and implement Salesforce solutions, including custom applications, workflows, triggers, data structures, and integrations.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze business requirements, and translate them into technical solutions.
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including design documents, specifications, and user manuals.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to the Salesforce development team.
• Ensure the security, quality, and performance of Salesforce solutions.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest Salesforce features and technologies, and recommend their use when appropriate.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• Salesforce Certified Technical Architect or equivalent experience.
• Extensive experience with Salesforce development and administration, including Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning components.
• Experienced leading Salesforce engineers and being a role model engineer using best practices, tradeoffs
• Strong collaboration skills working with business stakeholders and other engineering teams
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture and best practices.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Virtual “Onsite” consisting of three 45-60 minute rounds
• Leadership Interview
• Offer!

Compensation and Benefits

Marqeta is a Flex First company which allows you to choose your best working environment, whether that be from home or at a company office. To support Flex First, we calibrate pay to a competitive value according to working location.

When determining salaries, we consider several factors including, but not limited to, skills, prior experience, and work location. The new-hire base salary range for this position, reflected in CAD, is: 128,300- 160,400.

We also believe in recognizing the contributions of our people. That's why we award annual bonuses to eligible employees, rewarding both individual performance and the success of the entire company.

Along with monetary compensation, Marqeta offers

• Multiple health insurance options
• Flexible vacation time
• Retirement savings program with company contribution
• Equity in a publicly-traded company
• Monthly stipend to support our remote work model
• Annual “development dollars” to support our people growth and development
• Family-forming benefits and up to 20 weeks of Parental Leave

About Marqeta

Marqeta is on a mission to change the way money moves. We’re one of the earliest enablers of embedded finance, a market opportunity sized up in the trillions. Our card issuing platform provides unprecedented flexibility and control for companies to issue cards, authorize transactions, and manage payment operations in real time. Marqeta is powering the most well known brands in the new economy (Block, Cash App, Affirm, Instacart, Doordash, Uber, Walmart, etc). You don’t need to be a Payments expert to join the Marqeta Team, let us help you with that. This is the opportunity of a lifetime to work with innovators around the world and unlock equitable financial access for all.

– Solve for the Customer: With a deep understanding of our customers' business and empathy for their needs, we deliver products and services that drive their success. Earning and keeping their trust guides everything we do.

– Do What's Right: Knowing businesses and livelihoods depend on us, we pursue solutions that disrupt responsibly and deliver high-quality results that our customers count on. We own our work from start to finish.

– Simplify and Innovate: We approach challenges with curiosity and take smart risks. Innovation comes from finding better, simpler ways to achieve extraordinary outcomes.

– Win as a Team: We succeed together by embracing diverse perspectives and pushing each other to raise the bar. We lead with humility and set aside hierarchy to work as a team.

– Make it Count: We drive forward with focus and agility. With a sense of urgency and purpose, we get the job done, and done right.

Equal Employment Opportunity, Accommodations and Privacy

Marqeta is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that gives consideration to all qualified applicants regardless of race, ancestry, national origin, color, Indigenous, citizenship, religion/creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression marital status, family status, disability, veteran status, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Our dedication to diversity and inclusion extends beyond the categories above. Review Marqeta’s ESG Report to see that dedication in action. Fostering an environment where everyone feels valued and respected creates a stronger and more innovative team at Marqeta. We celebrate the unique contributions of each individual and empower all members of our organization. Join us in building a company where diversity thrives and everyone can be their authentic selves.

If you require reasonable accommodation for the application process and beyond (including due to a disability), please submit this form and we will be more than happy to assist you. Marqeta will make reasonable accommodations for candidates when needed in accordance with applicable law. The Applicant and Candidate Privacy Notice applies to the personal data that you directly provide to us or that we collect during the application and candidate recruitment process.