Salesforce Senior Developer

University of North Carolina - Charlotte

Charlotte (NC)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 120,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

The University of North Carolina Charlotte is seeking a Salesforce Senior Developer to lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable solutions on its Salesforce platform. The candidate will work closely with stakeholders to deliver high-quality development and integrate advanced technologies like AI and automation. Ideal candidates will have a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field and at least five years of Salesforce development experience, including proficiency in Apex and Lightning Web Components.

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience in Salesforce development, including hands-on experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components, APIs, and data modeling.
  • Experience with Salesforce Education Cloud or higher education implementations preferred.
  • Strong ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

Responsibilities

  • Designs, develops, tests, and deploys complex Salesforce solutions.
  • Leads development efforts for complex Salesforce initiatives.
  • Develops and maintains integrations between Salesforce and external systems.

Skills

Salesforce Development
Technical Solution Design
Integration with Middleware
AI and Automation Implementation
Collaboration and Mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Apex
Lightning Web Components
MuleSoft
CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git, Copado)

Job description

Job Title

Salesforce Senior Developer

Position Information

General Information

  • Position Number: 008074
  • Vacancy Open to: All Candidates
  • Working Title: Salesforce Senior Developer
  • Position Designation: EHRA Non-Faculty
  • Employment Type: Permanent - Full-time
  • Months per Year: 12
  • Work Schedule: 8:00 am - 5:00 pm; Monday - Friday with occasional evening and weekend hours required, as necessary.
  • Hours per week: 40
  • FLSA Status: Exempt
  • Division: OneIT
  • Department: Office of OneIT (Adm)
  • Work Location: Kennedy Building

Primary Purpose of Department The Office of OneIT provides highly reliable information technology infrastructure, tools, and services to empower the University to achieve its academic, research, administrative, and service goals.

Primary Purpose of Position The Salesforce Senior Developer provides advanced technical design, development, and solution leadership across the University\'s Salesforce platform. This position is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable solutions that support UNC Charlotte\'s enterprise Salesforce strategy, including Education Cloud, Service Cloud, Sales Cloud, Data Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Tableau Cloud, enterprise integrations (e.g., MuleSoft), and emerging AI-enabled capabilities. The role partners with business stakeholders and technical teams to translate complex business requirements into robust, maintainable technical solutions. This position contributes to the University\'s expanding Salesforce capabilities by delivering high-quality development, supporting integrations, and leveraging advanced technologies such as AI and automation to improve institutional effectiveness. This position serves as a senior technical resource responsible for complex Salesforce development, integration, and solution delivery. The role requires independent judgment, advanced technical expertise, and the ability to lead scalable development efforts across multiple concurrent initiatives.

Summary of Position Responsibilities
  • Salesforce Development & Engineering
    • Designs, develops, tests, and deploys complex Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura, SOQL/SOSL, and other platform technologies.
    • Builds scalable, reusable components and applies best practices for performance, security, and maintainability.
    • Serves as a technical expert for Salesforce development, setting direction for complex solution design, and resolving complex system issues that scale with the overall Salesforce architecture.
  • Solution Design & Technical Leadership
    • Leads development efforts for complex Salesforce initiatives that span multiple clouds and integrated systems.
    • Translates business requirements into technical designs and implements solutions leveraging platform capabilities such as Flow, Platform Events, and asynchronous processing.
    • Ensures solutions align with enterprise architecture and data management practices.
  • Integration & Data Architecture
    • Develops and maintains integrations between Salesforce and external systems using APIs and middleware platforms such as MuleSoft.
    • Ensures secure and reliable data exchange across systems and supports enterprise data architecture, including Data Cloud, where applicable.
  • Advanced Capabilities (AI, Automation, Analytics)
    • Designs and implements advanced Salesforce capabilities, including AI-driven features, automation, and analytics, to support enterprise use cases across the student and institutional lifecycle.
  • Collaboration, Mentorship & Architecture Alignment
    • Collaborates with administrators, analysts, architects, and business stakeholders to deliver solutions aligned with University priorities.
    • Provides mentorship and technical guidance to other developers and contributes to knowledge sharing across the team.
    • Contributes to and influences enterprise architecture discussions and decisions, ensuring Salesforce solutions align with the broader University technology strategy.
Minimum Education/Experience
  • Bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • At least five (5) years of experience in Salesforce development, including hands-on experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), APIs, and data modeling.
Preferred Education, Knowledge, Skills and Experience
  • Experience with Salesforce Education Cloud or higher education implementations
  • Experience with Salesforce Experience Cloud implementations (Aura/LWR)
  • Experience with MuleSoft or other enterprise middleware/integration platforms
  • Familiarity with Salesforce Data Cloud, Einstein AI, or Agentforce capabilities
  • Experience developing solutions across multiple Salesforce clouds and working with system integrations.
  • Experience implementing DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Git, Copado, Gearset)
  • Salesforce certifications such as Platform Developer I/II, Application Architect, or System Architect
  • Experience working in Agile or iterative delivery environments
  • Strong ability to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions
Special Notes to Applicants
  • If there is a document you feel is relevant to this position that you would like reviewed with your resume and application, you may upload it to the "Other Documents" section of the Applicant Documents.
  • The finalist will be subject to a Criminal Background Check and/or a Motor Vehicle Report
  • The Search Committee will not contact references without first verifying permission with the finalist.
  • Please ensure your resume reflects the knowledge, skills, abilities, and experiences to support your answers to the supplemental questions.
  • UNC Charlotte Benefits Information: https://hr.charlotte.edu/benefits/benefits-overview/ Posting
Posting Details
  • Posting Open Date: 05/07/2026
  • Posting Close Date:
  • Open Until Filled: Yes
  • Proposed Hire Date:
Posting Specific Questions

Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).

  1. How did you hear about this employment opportunity?
  2. Where did you learn about this posting? (Open Ended Question)
  3. Do you have a bachelor\'s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience?
Applicant Documents

Required Documents

  • Resume / Curriculum Vitae
  • Cover Letter / Letter of Interest

Optional Documents

  • Other Document
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