Senior Salesforce Developer

Job Title: Senior Salesforce Developer
Experience: 12+ years
Job Type: Full-Time/Contract
Location: IL

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Salesforce Developer to design, develop, customize, and maintain Salesforce applications and solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce APIs, integrations, and Salesforce configuration, along with the ability to work closely with business stakeholders and technical teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable Salesforce solutions.
• Develop custom applications using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Aura Components, and Visualforce.
• Build and maintain Apex Classes, Triggers, Batch Apex, Queueable Apex, and Scheduled Apex.
• Configure Salesforce using Flows, Validation Rules, Approval Processes, Reports, Dashboards, and Custom Objects.
• Develop integrations between Salesforce and external systems using REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, and middleware technologies.
• Perform data migration, data cleansing, and bulk data operations using Data Loader and Salesforce APIs.
• Implement security models including Profiles, Permission Sets, Roles, Sharing Rules, and Field-Level Security.
• Participate in Salesforce release management and deployment activities using Salesforce CLI, Change Sets, or CI/CD tools.
• Analyze business requirements and translate them into technical designs and Salesforce solutions.
• Conduct code reviews and ensure adherence to Salesforce development best practices.
• Troubleshoot production issues and provide root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and governor-limit usage.
• Mentor junior Salesforce developers and contribute to development standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with administrators, architects, business analysts, QA teams, and project managers.

Required Skills

• 12+ years of Salesforce development experience.
• Strong expertise in Apex, SOQL, SOSL, and Lightning Web Components (LWC).
• Experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud and/or Service Cloud.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce data model, security, sharing, and platform architecture.
• Experience developing REST and SOAP integrations.
• Proficiency with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern web development concepts.
• Experience with Salesforce Flow, Process Builder, and declarative automation.
• Hands-on experience with Data Loader and Salesforce deployment tools.
• Knowledge of Salesforce governor limits and bulkification best practices.
• Experience with Git and CI/CD pipelines.
• Strong understanding of Agile/Scrum development methodologies.

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Platform Developer I and/or Platform Developer II certification.
• Salesforce Administrator certification.
• Experience with Salesforce Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, CPQ, or Field Service.
• Experience with middleware platforms such as MuleSoft.
• Knowledge of DevOps Center, Jenkins, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, or similar CI/CD tools.
• Experience working with large-scale Salesforce implementations.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field is preferred.

Key Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to code quality.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.