Salesforce Tech Lead

Jobtailor

Oregon (WI)

Hybrid

USD 140,000 - 200,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking a senior Salesforce platform engineer to own the technical health, governance, and integration strategy of our Salesforce estate. You will define and enforce coding standards, lead design reviews, and guide DevOps/CI-CD practices across teams.

You will mentor engineers, translate business needs into technical briefs, and collaborate with product stakeholders to elevate architecture and data modeling while leveraging AI-enabled features.

Qualifications

Hands-on Salesforce development experience.
Expert-level proficiency in Apex, LWC and Flow.
Deep knowledge of Salesforce data modelling and SOQL.
Strong integration patterns using REST APIs and middleware.
Experience with DevOps and CI-CD tooling; deployment automation.

Responsibilities

Own platform health and govern Salesforce design and security.
Set and enforce coding standards and governor limit strategies.
Lead release management, sandbox strategy, and CI/CD pipelines.
Design integrations with ERP, Marketing Cloud, HR and enrichment tools.
Mentor engineers on trade-offs, scalability and observability.

Skills

Apex

LWC

Flow

SOQL Optimisation

REST APIs

Event Streaming

Middleware

Data Modelling

Async Processing

Batch Jobs

Education

Salesforce Platform Developer II

Salesforce Administrator

Application Architect

System Architect

AI Associate/Specialist

Tools

Git

Scratch Orgs

Deployment Automation

Job description

• Own platform health. Take ownership of the technical health, design and governance of the Salesforce platform — Apex, LWC, Flow, data model, security model and permission sets.
• Set standards. Define and enforce coding standards, AI coding practices and governor limit strategies.
• Lead delivery operations. Lead release management, sandbox strategy and DevOps/CI-CD pipelines.
• Design integrations. Oversee how Salesforce connects into the broader enterprise landscape — marketing automation, ERP, HR, enrichment tools — using API-led connectivity, event-driven patterns and middleware.
• Drive innovation. Assess and champion adoption of new Salesforce features and emerging AI/Agentforce capabilities.
• Review and elevate. Lead design reviews and technical RFCs before major builds, and run code reviews focused on teaching and raising the team's technical ceiling.
• Mentor and coach. Support mid-to-senior engineers on solution trade-offs, integration impact, scalability and observability (this role may or may not have direct reports).
• Bridge business and engineering. Translate business requirements and company OKRs into technical briefs, and connect engineering and product stakeholders.

Requirements

Hands-on Salesforce development experience
Expert-level proficiency in Apex, LWC and Flow — including async processing, batch jobs, triggers and complex component composition
Deep knowledge of Salesforce data modelling, SOQL optimisation and large data volumes
Strong understanding of integration patterns: REST APIs, event streaming, middleware
Experience with DevOps and CI-CD tooling — Git strategy, scratch orgs, deployment automation
Comfortable communicating architecture clearly to non-technical stakeholders and leading design reviews
Experience mentoring engineers through code reviews, design critiques and pairing sessions
Familiarity with Account Engagement and/or Marketing Cloud is a plus
Salesforce Platform Developer II and Administrator certifications required; Application Architect, System Architect, AI Associate/Specialist or Integration Architecture Designer certifications are strongly preferred

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expert-level proficiency in Salesforce development, particularly in Apex, LWC, and Flow, while effectively leading design reviews and mentoring engineers. Capable of bridging business and engineering through clear communication of architecture and integration patterns.

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