Location: Jacksonville, FL
Salary: $55.00 USD Hourly - $60.00 USD Hourly
Description: Salesforce DeveloperJacksonville, FL 32099 (Onsite)
Contract-to-Hire | 6+ Month Contract with Strong FTE Potential
Interview Process: Virtual
About the RoleWe're looking for a
Salesforce Backend Developer who is passionate about building scalable, high-performance solutions on the Salesforce platform. In this role, you'll design, develop, and optimize backend systems that power critical business operations while collaborating with cross-functional teams in an Agile environment.
If you enjoy solving complex technical challenges, working with APIs and integrations, and creating maintainable Salesforce applications, we'd love to hear from you.
What You'll DoBuild & Deliver Salesforce Solutions- Design, develop, and maintain scalable backend solutions using Salesforce technologies.
- Develop and enhance:
- Apex Classes
- Apex Triggers
- Batch Apex
- Queueable Jobs
- Scheduled Jobs
- Translate business and technical requirements into robust application functionality.
- Follow Salesforce development best practices and coding standards.
Collaborate Across Teams- Partner with Salesforce Administrators, Developers, QA Engineers, Architects, and Technical Leads.
- Participate in solution design discussions, sprint planning, estimations, and requirement refinement sessions.
- Contribute to architecture discussions and implementation strategies.
Optimize Performance- Design solutions that efficiently operate within Salesforce governor limits.
- Improve platform performance through optimized:
- SOQL/SOSL queries
- Transaction management
- Asynchronous processing
- Refactor legacy code and continuously improve application scalability and maintainability.
Ensure Quality & Reliability- Develop and maintain Apex test classes with strong code coverage.
- Perform unit testing and sprint-level validation before QA handoff.
- Participate in code reviews and technical improvement initiatives.
- Support QA teams with troubleshooting, defect analysis, and test validation.
Support Integrations- Build and maintain REST API integrations.
- Manage Postman collections and API documentation.
- Troubleshoot integration issues and provide backend support for connected systems.
Manage Source Control & Deployments- Use Git for source control, branching, and code management.
- Support deployments across multiple environments.
- Participate in release planning and deployment activities.
Drive Continuous Improvement- Stay current with Salesforce releases, features, and development trends.
- Help improve development standards, engineering practices, and team efficiency.
- Build secure, extensible, and future-ready solutions.
Required QualificationsTechnical Skills- Strong experience with Salesforce Apex
- Expertise in Salesforce Triggers
- Proficiency with SOQL/SOSL
- Experience with Asynchronous Processing (Batch, Queueable, Scheduled Jobs)
- Strong understanding of the Salesforce Data Model
- Experience developing and consuming REST APIs
- Hands-on experience with Postman
- Proficiency with Git and Version Control
- Strong debugging and log analysis skills
Education & Experience- Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.
- Professional experience developing backend solutions on the Salesforce platform using Apex and related technologies.
Preferred Qualifications- Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Understanding of scalable backend architecture principles.
- Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
- Experience supporting enterprise-level Salesforce implementations.
Why Join Us?- Work on impactful Salesforce initiatives in a collaborative environment.
- Opportunity to influence architecture and technical decisions.
- Exposure to modern integration and cloud technologies.
- Contract-to-hire opportunity with long-term career growth potential.
- Inclusive workplace that values diversity, innovation, and continuous learning.
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