Sr. Engineer, Application Development - Salesforce - ConnectiveRx - Remote

The Remote Job Journal; United States; Remote; USD 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm is seeking an experienced Salesforce Developer to design and implement enterprise-scale solutions. The ideal candidate will have substantial Salesforce experience, a proven track record in leading development teams, and the ability to navigate the pharmaceutical industry. This role involves working closely with business stakeholders and architects, ensuring high-quality project deliveries, and mentoring junior team members.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in software development.
• 5+ years as a Salesforce Developer (Experience with Service Cloud).
• Experience in an agile environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects and product resources to design and implement scalable solutions.
• Write code and perform code reviews to ensure coding standards are upheld.
• Lead development teams and mentor junior members.

Skills

Software Development

Salesforce Development

Agile Methodology

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Master's preferred

Tools

Salesforce DX

CI/CD tools (Gearset, Copado, Jenkins)

Job description

Overview

• 7+ years of experience in software development role and 5+ years of experience as a Salesforce Developer (Experience and Service Cloud).
• Three or more years of experience as an engineer, technical lead or overseeing software development teams in an agile environment.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, and admins to translate business requirements into technical specifications.
• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable Salesforce solutions using Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Components (Aura/LWC), and other Salesforce technologies.
• Strong expertise in Lightning, Lightning Web Component (LWC), Screen Flow, and Salesforce DX.
• Familiarity with web front-end development technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery.
• Database experience, familiarity with SOQL and SOSL queries.
• Integrate Salesforce with external systems using APIs, middleware, and web services (REST/SOAP).
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools like Gearset, Copado, or Jenkins.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce security model, sharing rules, and governor limits.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce best practices, and ensure maintainability and performance.
• Manage data migration and cleansing efforts as needed.
• Develop and maintain documentation for technical implementations.
• Stay current with Salesforce releases, features, and best practices.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical leadership to the team.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with architects and other product and development resources to design and implement scalable, integrated, enterprise solutions.
• Create diagrams and supporting documentation of architectural concepts, processes, workflows, tooling, and coding standards to clearly communicate key aspects of the solution to both technical and non-technical team members.
• Write code, mostly complex logic and application design and patterns base structure, and perform code reviews to make sure coding standards are followed.
• Participate in the Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, story pointing, and participating in JAD sessions.
• Perform software root cause analysis and assist in resolving production support issues.
• Work with management, other senior engineers, software architects and quality assurance engineers to resolve development roadblocks.
• Work closely with Scrum Masters and Business Analysts to clearly define user stories, groom the backlog, build out the technical tasks, assign work to the team, and estimate tasks.
• Lead the development teams in properly implementing reference architectures, tooling, coding standards, and best practices. Lead and mentor more junior members of the development teams.
• Support releases management and deployment activities and other assigned duties.
• Deliver project assignments on time and with high quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, Master's preferred, in computer science or related field.
• Deep understanding of Salesforce architecture and pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Strong understanding of relational and NoSQL databases.
• Strong understanding with Domain Driven Design techniques.
• Proven ability with leading a development team operating within an agile environment.