Job#: 3058926 Job Description: Lead Salesforce Developer
Location: Houston, TX (Onsite 4 days/week, Downtown Houston area)
Role Overview
Our organization is seeking a Lead Salesforce Developer to drive the development, integration, and optimization of customized Salesforce solutions. This position requires hands-on technical leadership, collaborating with business liaisons and engineering teams to translate complex business requirements into robust, sustainable, and cost-effective technical designs. The successful candidate will lead a team of five to six developers, ensuring adherence to coding best practices, development standards, and established DevOps methodologies.
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with functional teams, business liaisons, and engineers to translate business requirements into technical designs, process flowcharts, and detailed documentation.
- Lead and mentor a development team of five to six developers, including offshore team members, and manage multiple concurrent Salesforce project tracks.
- Design, develop, and test customized Salesforce solutions utilizing Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Lightning Aura.
- Ensure development standards, coding best practices, and defined DevOps processes are consistently followed across the team.
- Create and review solution designs, including Apex class diagrams, to solve complex business problems.
- Diagnose and resolve technical issues related to project implementation and ongoing platform maintenance.
- Analyze end-user needs to design, test, and develop software that meets strategic organizational standards.
- Propose and implement feasible processes to enhance the efficiency, effectiveness, and performance of Salesforce applications.
Required Qualifications
Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related technical field is preferred.
Experience: Minimum of eight years of experience in Salesforce development, with a strong preference for candidates who have successfully led their most recent projects.
Technical Skills: Deep proficiency in Salesforce development including Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Lightning Aura, and Salesforce Standard and Custom APIs. Extensive experience with Salesforce integration architectures across enterprise systems, data management tools, and administration functions such as user management, security, and permissions. Practical knowledge of integration technologies including RESTful APIs, SOAP, and middleware platforms is required.
Preferred Qualifications
- Active Salesforce and related technical certifications.
- Familiarity with project management methodologies such as Agile or Scrum.
- Exposure to AI capabilities within the Salesforce platform.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills to effectively manage technical teams and collaborate with stakeholders.
Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.
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