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Position Overview:
As our Senior Salesforce Engineer, you’ll play a vital role at Colibri Group. We are looking for an individual that will be central to continually improving and enhancing the Salesforce platform for our organization. Our Salesforce instance is of great importance to us; therefore, you should keep the wider organization’s best interests in mind when composing and deploying any code.
We are looking for someone who can take ownership of all programmatic requests. You will work alongside our Salesforce Administrator to collaborate on specifications based on stakeholder requirements, validate the proposals, and deliver the solutions.
What You'll Do
- Take ownership of all programmatic requests and collaborate with the Salesforce Administrator to validate business requirements and considerations (security, scalability, limits).
- Develop Apex (classes and triggers), Visualforce (based on specific requirements) to extend Salesforce in order to support business requirements.
- Custom User Interface development, including Visualforce pages/Lightning pages, Aura Components, and Lightning Web Components.
- Use Salesforce APIs to integrate with other systems used in the organization.
- Adhere to Salesforce best practices, maintain code documentation, and write/maintain test classes for all custom development.
- Take ownership of release cycles to implement and deploy new/updates to existing applications and code.
- Integrate and maintain business applications to Salesforce, such as Adobe Commerce, OCD, Conga, Qualtrics, etc.
- Collaborate with IT/Developers for other systems in order to integrate across the business.
- Support the Salesforce Administrator.
- Create and maintain documentation for users, processes, and workflow.
What You'll Need to Succeed
- Experience implementing and developing in Apex, LWC, Visualforce, and Java.
- Salesforce Sales and Service Cloud product knowledge and at least 5 years of Salesforce development experience.
- Able to work independently and collaboratively.
- Effective communication skills with business stakeholders and other Salesforce team members.
- Proficient with Microsoft Visual Studio, Salesforce Lightning Design System, and the Salesforce development lifecycle.
- IT or Engineering degree.
- General web development experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript.
- A proactive attitude towards Salesforce enhancements and best practices.
- Ability to write, interpret, and critique technical specifications.
- Experience working with large data sets and bulkification.
- Soft skills: the ability to gather requirements and present solutions to stakeholders.
Desirable
- Additional Salesforce certifications (e.g., Certified Salesforce Administrator, Certified Salesforce Platform App Builder, Platform Developer II, JavaScript Developer I, Certified Salesforce Platform Developer).
- Competency in other languages/development (XML, Flex, JavaScript, .NET, SQL, C++, SOAP-based web services).
- Demonstrates continued personal/professional development.
- Active in the Salesforce community.
Colibri Group welcomes applicants from all backgrounds and experiences, and we understand that not every candidate will meet every requirement listed in the job description. Research has shown that women and people of color may be less likely to apply to jobs unless they feel they meet every qualification, and we want to actively combat this bias in our hiring process. If you're excited about the role and believe you have the skills and experience to contribute to our team, we encourage you to apply, even if your background doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we believe that diversity of perspectives and experiences is essential to our success. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another position within our organization. Don't hesitate to take the leap and apply today!
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