Remote Salesforce Technical Lead — Architect & Leader

Thunder Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Equity in high-growth company

Remote-first culture

Job summary

Thunder, Inc is seeking a Technical Lead (Salesforce) for a fully remote role in the United States. You will anchor architecture, guide delivery, and mentor teams across Salesforce platforms and external services to build scalable, high-performance solutions.

You will own technical design, drive the development lifecycle, and lead client sessions to shape strategy while maintaining coding standards and AI/cloud enhancements.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of Salesforce consulting experience, with recent 2–3+ years as Technical Lead or Developer.
• 2–4+ years managing offshore resources.
• 3+ years hands-on Lightning, LWC, Apex, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Salesforce API development.
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce platforms (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud) and related tools.

Responsibilities

• Own the technical roadmap by translating SOWs into Technical Design Documents integrating Salesforce with external services.
• Drive full development lifecycle, coding and integrations between Salesforce and AWS environments.
• Lead technical workshops with clients to define strategy and manage scope.
• Oversee offshore/onshore integration syncs and data migration planning.

Skills

Salesforce consulting

Lightning & LWC

Apex & API

JavaScript/HTML/CSS

Offshore management

Agile/Hybrid delivery

Education

Active Salesforce certifications

Tools

Git

Copado

Job description

Technical Lead (Salesforce)

Location: Fully Remote (United States)

Summary:

Build your career where technical depth meets delivery ownership. We are a remote-first, global team of Salesforce and Amazon experts offering comprehensive benefits, equity in a high-growth company, and the autonomy to grow your career on your own terms.

As a Technical Lead, you are the hands-on technical backbone of Thunder's delivery teams. You blend deep coding expertise in Apex, LWC, and Salesforce integrations with the ability to manage and mentor a development team, translate architectural designs into working solutions, and keep complex builds on track. You'll work closely with Solution and Technical Architects - turning their designs into detailed technical execution - while also being the person your team and your client trust to solve the hardest day-to-day technical problems. You're a builder, a team lead, and a quality gatekeeper, ensuring every sprint ships clean, well-architected code on schedule.

Responsibilities:

• Translate Technical Design Documents (TDDs) and solution designs from Architects into detailed low-level design, user stories, and development tasks.
• Write high-quality Apex, LWC, and integration code, and review team code to enforce standards, performance, and scalability best practices.
• Manage and mentor on- and offshore development resources - allocating work, unblocking issues, and driving day-to-day technical execution across the team.
• Refine user stories with the Architect and Product/Delivery leads to flag technical feasibility risks (security, visibility, scalability, extensibility, performance) before development begins.
• Execute assigned portions of data migration plans (mapping, transformation, load validation) as defined by the Data Architect, and flag data quality or design issues early.
• Participate in client design sessions and workshops as the technical feasibility voice - validating what's buildable, estimating effort, and surfacing risks to the Architect and Delivery Lead.
• Own environment and release management execution: branching strategy, deployment pipelines, and release calendars (Git/Copado), following standards set by the Architect/DevOps function.
• Actively triage bugs, track technical milestones, and serve as the team's escalation point for technical blockers - escalating design-level issues to the Architect when they exceed Lead-level scope.

Requirements:

• 3–5+ years of Salesforce consulting experience, with the most recent 2–3+ years as a Technical Lead or Senior Developer
• 2–4+ years of experience managing or mentoring offshore/onshore development resources
• 3+ years of hands-on Lightning, LWC, Apex, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Salesforce API development experience
• Strong understanding of the core Salesforce platform (Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud) with functional awareness of the broader Product Suite (Agentforce, Marketing Cloud, AWS/Amazon Connect, etc.)
• Working knowledge of data integration patterns and tools (ERP, data warehouse, marketing, AWS, Azure, reporting) sufficient to execute integration work designed by an Architect
• Strong understanding of Development Lifecycle, environment and release management, org strategy, branching strategies, and deployment methodologies (Git or Copado experience preferred)
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment, either on a team or as an individual contributor
• Excellent client-facing written, presentation, and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable working within Agile, Waterfall, and hybrid delivery methodologies
• Active Salesforce certifications, with willingness to pursue additional certifications; examples:
  • Platform Developer I & II, Platform App Builder, Service Cloud Consultant, Experience Cloud Consultant
  • Application Architect (or progress toward it) as a growth path for those aiming toward architecture

Why Thunder? Because You Deserve More Than Just a Job.

• A Culture of Builders – We’re a remote-first, global team of curious, collaborative problem-solvers. You’ll have the opportunity to refine processes, solve challenges, and help shape the future of Salesforce and Amazon consulting. If you’re excited to build, innovate, and grow, you’ll fit right in.
• Forge Your Own Path – At Thunder, you’re not just filling a role—you’re shaping it. Whether it’s jumping into presales, refining our methodology, or building something entirely new, the opportunity to innovate is yours to take.

Perks In Store for You:

• Comprehensive Benefits with Sequoia – Medical, Dental, Vision, and Employer-Paid Life/Disability Insurance to keep you and your loved ones covered.
• Ownership & Impact – Stock options in a fast-moving, high-growth company. Every employee plays a part in what we’re building. Come make your mark!
• Level Up Your Career – Real opportunities to grow your Salesforce and Amazon expertise through mentorship, certifications, and hands-on experience with cutting-edge technology.
• Work from anywhere (well, almost 😉) - Enjoy the freedom of remote work, flexible PTO (with a 2-week minimum!), and generous leave policies - because the best work happens where you’re happiest.
• People-First Flexibility – We’re always listening, evolving, and adapting. Your feedback helps shape our policies, ensuring you can thrive - professionally and personally.

Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis.