Lead Salesforce Developer

Indsafri; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 750,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Indsafri India Private Limited is seeking an experienced Lead Salesforce Developer to design, develop, and implement Salesforce solutions within the banking environment. You will lead a team, ensuring compliance with regulations and guiding them in hands-on development. The ideal candidate should have over 5 years of experience, strong Salesforce technical expertise, and a proven ability to manage complex integrations. Familiarity with Agile methodologies and DevOps practices is essential. A bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field is preferred.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5-7 years of hands-on Salesforce development experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Proven expertise in Salesforce technologies and integrations.
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement Salesforce solutions within our banking environment.
• Lead requirement analysis and manage development lifecycle.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical designs.

Skills

Salesforce Platform Developer 1

Salesforce Platform App Builder

Apex

Lightning Web Components (LWC)

SOQL/SOSL

Salesforce APIs

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Education

Bachelor’s degree in information technologies/computer science or related field

Tools

MuleSoft

Job description

We are looking for an experienced and hands‑on Lead Salesforce Developer to design, develop, and implement Salesforce solutions within our banking environment.

This role requires leadership and deep technical expertise to deliver secure, scalable, high-performance Salesforce solutions.

You will be responsible for hands‑on development, guiding the team, and ensuring solutions align with our business and regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

A Lead Salesforce Developer provides Salesforce solutions that efficiently and effectively solves complex business capabilities and translate business requirements into Salesforce solutions that best leverage the Salesforce platforms and products.

The responsibilities include but not limited to:

• Design
• Develop
• Test
• Implement
• Maintain
• Manage Development Lifecycle
• Lead requirement analysis
• Sprint planning
• Team Management
• Ownership of timelines
• Perform ReviewsCollaboratively works within squads during design & delivery.
• Lead the design and hands‑on development of Salesforce applications, ensuring high‑quality solutions tailored to banking needs.
• Actively develop custom Apex classes, triggers, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Salesforce integrations.
• Provide technical leadership to a team of Salesforce developers and conduct code reviews.
• Develop and maintain integrations with banking systems and third‑party tools using REST, SOAP, and middleware solutions.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze and translate business requirements into technical designs.
• Manage Salesforce environments, including sandbox setup, deployments, and system optimization.
• Ensure compliance with banking regulations and security standards in all Salesforce implementations.
• Oversee data modelling, workflows, automation processes, and access controls in Salesforce.
• Stay updated on Salesforce platform enhancements and leverage them to improve system performance and capabilities.
• Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues to ensure uninterrupted business operations.
• Document technical solutions and processes for maintainability and compliance audits.

Requirements

• Years of experience: 5+
• Industry experience: 5+
• Bachelor’s degree in information technologies/computer science, Engineering/science, or a related field.
• Salesforce certifications such as Salesforce Platform Developer I/II or Salesforce System Architect (preferred).
• Minimum of 5-7 years of hands‑on Salesforce development experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Expertise in Salesforce technologies, including Apex, Aura, Lightning Web Components (LWC), SOQL/SOSL, and Salesforce APIs.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce administration, configuration, coding and security best practices.
• Proven experience integrating Salesforce with external systems, preferably in a banking or financial services environment.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodologies and the ability to work in a fast‑paced setting.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and CI/CD practices for Salesforce deployments. Experience in Branching and merging strategies.
• Strong problem‑solving and debugging skills, with attention to detail.
• Experience working within regulated industries such as banking or finance (preferred).

Must‑have Skills (Mandatory Skills)

• Salesforce Platform Developer 1
• Salesforce Platform App Builder

Beneficial Skills (Desired Skills)

• MuleSoft
• Expertise in Systems and Integration Design
• Salesforce Developer 1

Technical Skill / Requirement

• Minimum years of development Experience Junior 1+, Intermediate 2+, Senior 5+ and Lead 7+
• Basic input/output handling LWC
• Basic setup of Flows/Workflow/Process Builder
• Basic understanding of API integrations
• Basic understanding of security model
• Small imports or N/A data migration Data import wizard
• Basic performance improvements
• Proficient with events, reusability LWC
• REST/SOAP API integrations
• Advanced permission strategies
• Expert with design patterns & scalability Apex triggers & classes
• Complex LWC & Aura integration
• Optimized queries at scale
• Complex orchestration & migration from code
• Advanced pipelines & branching
• Security