Salesforce Technical Lead

Remote Jobs; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 140,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote Jobs is seeking an experienced Salesforce Technical Lead in Chicago to drive end-to-end design, development, and integration of scalable Salesforce solutions. This hands-on leadership role requires expertise in Apex, LWC, SOQL/SOSL, and Salesforce security, and involves collaborating with architects, product owners, QA, and business stakeholders to ensure high-quality deliverables.

The role emphasizes governance, CI/CD, and strong mentoring of developers across distributed teams, with a

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software/CRM development or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years hands-on Salesforce development experience.
• 2+ years in a Salesforce Technical Lead or equivalent role.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end technical design and development of Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience Cloud.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership in Apex, LWC, SOQL/SOSL, Flows, and Salesforce configuration.
• Translate business requirements into scalable technical designs.
• Guide developers on solution design, coding standards, and reusable components.
• Conduct code reviews and troubleshoot complex technical issues.
• Design and support Salesforce integrations using REST/SOAP APIs and middleware.
• Develop with governor limits, performance, security, and maintainability in mind.
• Provide guidance on Salesforce security, sharing rules, and data access models.
• Collaborate with architects on design, integrations, data architecture, and platform strategy.
• Work with QA on testing and defect resolution; support CI/CD and deployment.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and sprint planning; mentor team members.

Skills

Salesforce

Apex

LWC

SOQL/SOSL

Integration/API

CI/CD

Git

Agile/Scrum

Leadership

Mentoring

Tools

MuleSoft

REST APIs

SOAP APIs

Job description

Role: Salesforce Technical Lead(20487-1)
Duration: 6-12+ Months Contract
Location: Chicago, IL- Remote
Must Have Skills -
Skill 1 - Yrs of Exp - Salesforce Technical Lead
We are looking for an experienced Salesforce Technical Lead to lead the design, development, integration, and delivery of scalable Salesforce solutions. The role will provide hands‑on technical leadership to the development team, collaborate closely with Solution Architects, Product Owners, BSAs, QA, and business stakeholders, and ensure solutions follow Salesforce engineering, security, integration, and release‑management best practices.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the end‑to‑end technical design and development of Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience Cloud.
• Provide hands‑on technical leadership in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), SOQL/SOSL, Flows, and Salesforce configuration.
• Translate business and functional requirements into scalable technical designs.
• Guide developers on solution design, coding standards, reusable components, and Salesforce platform best practices.
• Conduct code reviews, troubleshoot complex technical issues, and ensure high‑quality deliverables.
• Design and support integrations between Salesforce and enterprise applications using REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, and integration/middleware platforms.
• Develop solutions considering Salesforce governor limits, performance, scalability, security, and maintainability.
• Provide technical guidance on Salesforce security, including profiles, permission sets, sharing rules, roles, and data‑access models.
• Collaborate with architects on solution design, integration patterns, data architecture, and platform strategy.
• Work closely with QA teams on unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, and defect resolution.
• Support CI/CD, source control, deployment, release management, and production troubleshooting.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, technical refinement, estimation, sprint planning, and release readiness activities.
• Mentor Salesforce developers and help strengthen the team's overall technical capabilities.

Required Technical Skills
Strong hands‑on experience with:

• Salesforce Lightning Platform Apex and Apex Triggers Lightning Web Components (LWC) SOQL/SOSL Salesforce Flows Salesforce security and sharing model Salesforce APIs and integrations
• Experience with Sales Cloud and/or Service Cloud;
• Experience Cloud experience is desirable. Strong understanding of Salesforce asynchronous processing, including Batch Apex, Queueable Apex, Scheduled Apex, and Platform Events.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with external applications using REST/SOAP APIs and middleware/integration platforms such as MuleSoft is desirable.
• Experience with Git‑based source control and Salesforce CI/CD/deployment processes.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce governor limits, performance optimization, error handling, and scalable development patterns.
• Good understanding of Agile/Scrum delivery practices.

Leadership & Consulting Skills

• Ability to independently lead technical discussions and solution‑design sessions.
• Strong troubleshooting and analytical skills.
• Ability to explain complex technical solutions to both technical and business stakeholders.
• Experience mentoring developers and coordinating technical delivery across distributed teams.
• Strong ownership, communication, stakeholder‑management, and decision‑making skills.

Preferred Certifications

• Salesforce Platform Developer I
• Salesforce Platform Developer II
• Salesforce Administrator
• Salesforce Application Architect / System Architect credentials
• Salesforce Integration Architect certification

Experience 8+ years of overall software/CRM development experience.
5+ years of hands‑on Salesforce development experience.
2+ years in a Salesforce Technical Lead or equivalent technical leadership role.