Lead Salesforce Developer - Platform

Staples India; Chennai District; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Staples India Business Innovation Hub Private Limited in Chennai is seeking an experienced Salesforce Platform Lead to own and modernize our Salesforce ecosystem. You will drive release management, feature adoption, and strategic debt reduction across Apex, LWC, Flows, and integrations.

You will mentor development teams, oversee CI/CD governance with Copado, and collaborate with business stakeholders to align platform roadmap with priority initiatives, while ensuring security, performance, and

Qualifications

• 7+ years hands-on Salesforce development with lead/senior ownership.
• Expertise in Apex, LWC, Flows, and declarative automation tools.
• Strong SOQL performance tuning, data modeling, and performance optimization.
• Experience leading Salesforce release cycles and feature adoption across teams.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce security architecture, profiles, permissions, sharing rules, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead Salesforce release cycles and deployments.
• Assess, prioritize, and implement platform features, enhancements, and retirements.
• Conduct POCs and POVs for Salesforce capabilities.
• Drive platform modernization with debt reduction focus.
• Establish a structured debt management and refactoring framework.
• Design and develop scalable solutions using Apex, LWC, and Flows.
• Replace over-engineered custom solutions with native Salesforce capabilities where feasible.
• Define and enforce robust security and access control models.
• Lead CI/CD strategy and governance using Copado.
• Establish data storage, archival, and backup strategies (OwnBackup).
• Design, develop, and oversee API integrations with internal/external systems.
• Ensure performance, scalability, availability, and reliability through monitoring.
• Mentor teams, enforce coding standards, and promote best practices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to align platform roadmap with priorities.

Skills

Salesforce Apex

Lightning Web Components

Flows

REST/SOAP APIs

Copado

Security & Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field

Tools

Copado

OwnBackup

MuleSoft

Job description

Staples India Business Innovation Hub Private Limited | Permanent

• Hands-on lead for Salesforce tri-annual release management, including impact analysis, feature evaluation, and rollout strategy
  
• Assess, prioritize, and implement new platform features, enhancements, and product retirements
  
• Conduct Proof of Concepts (POCs) and Proof of Value (POVs) for emerging Salesforce capabilities and innovations
  
• Drive platform modernization initiatives with a strong focus on identifying, prioritizing, and eliminating technical debt
  
• Establish a structured technical debt management framework, including code refactoring, legacy feature decommissioning, and optimization of inefficient customizations.
  
• Design and develop scalable, maintainable solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and declarative tools
  
• Identify over-engineered or redundant custom solutions and replace them with native Salesforce capabilities where feasible.
  
• Define and enforce robust security and access control models aligned with the principle of least privilege
  
• Lead CI/CD strategy, implementation, and governance using Copado to improve release quality and reduce rework
  
• Establish and manage data storage, archival, and backup strategies leveraging tools like OwnBackup
  
• Design, develop, and oversee API-based integrations with internal and external systems
  
• Ensure platform performance, scalability, availability, and reliability through proactive monitoring and optimization
  
• Mentor and guide development teams, enforce coding standards, code reviews, and engineering best practices to prevent future technical debt
  
• Collaborate with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to align platform roadmap with strategic priorities while balancing feature delivery and technical debt reduction
  

Requirements

Minimum Years of Experience:

7+ Yrs - Salesforce with Apex, LWC and Flows

3+ Yrs - API Integrations

2+ Yrs - Storage Management

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field
  
• 7+ years of hands-on Salesforce development experience, including demonstrated ownership in a lead or senior capacity.
  
• Deep technical expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and declarative automation tools
  
• Advanced proficiency in SOQL, including query optimization, complex data modeling, and performance tuning
  
• Proven experience leading Salesforce release cycles and driving feature adoption across business teams.
  
• Strong understanding of Salesforce security architecture, including profiles, permission sets, sharing rules, and governance best practices
  
• Hands-on experience designing and implementing integrations using REST/SOAP APIs and event-driven architectures
  
• Solid knowledge of platform performance optimization, scalability, and governor limits
  
• Experience driving technical debt reduction and leading platform modernization initiatives.
  
• Demonstrated ability to lead, mentor, and influence engineering teams while managing competing priorities
  
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with the ability to engage both technical and business stakeholders
  

Required Certifications

• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools (preferably Copado) and modern DevOps practices
  
• Deep expertise in Sales Cloud and Service Cloud implementations
  
• Familiarity with data management, archival, and backup/recovery solutions (e.g., OwnBackup)
  
• Awareness of evolving Salesforce and enterprise technology trends, with the ability to introduce innovative ideas
  
• Working knowledge of Salesforce Data Cloud, Agentforce, and AI-driven capabilities
  
• Strong understanding of enterprise integration patterns, middleware (e.g., MuleSoft), and event-driven architectures
  
• Experience operating in large-scale enterprise environments with multi-org or pod-based governance models
  
• Exposure to Agile/Scrum methodologies and cross-functional collaboration with Product, Sales Ops, and Engineering teams
  
• Alignment with organizational vision and ability to translate strategy into team and individual contributions
  
• Salesforce certifications such as Platform Developer II, Architect track (Application/System), or progress toward CTA
  
• Demonstrated ability to influence platform strategy, architecture decisions, and long-term roadmap planning
  
• Proven track record of improving engineering quality through coding standards, reviews, and best practices