Sr. Salesforce Developer

Job Category: Software Engineering

Location: Indianapolis, IN (Office hybrid)

About Salesforce

Salesforce is the #1 AI CRM, where humans with agents drive customer success together. Here, ambition meets action. Tech meets trust. And innovation isn't a buzzword — it's a way of life. The world of work as we know it is changing and we're looking for Trailblazers who are passionate about bettering business and the world through AI, driving innovation, and keeping Salesforce's core values at the heart of it all. Ready to level-up your career at the company leading workforce transformation in the agentic era? You're in the right place! Agentforce is the future of AI, and you are the future of Salesforce.

About the Role

This SMTS role is instrumental in shaping Salesforce platform strategy and driving digital transformation at enterprise scale. You'll deliver solutions that directly impact revenue operations, customer experience, and business agility. Through technical leadership, architectural guidance, and innovative problem-solving—including pioneering AI-driven automation and intelligent workflows—you'll ensure our Salesforce platform remains a competitive advantage. Your mentorship and technical standards will elevate entire engineering teams, fostering a culture of excellence and innovation across the organization.

You'll be joining the DET Salesforce on Salesforce Technology team, a strategic pillar within Salesforce's Digital Enterprise Technology organization. As part of Salesforce's "Customer Zero" initiative, our team develops and deploys enterprise-scale solutions that power the company's global sales operations, customer success processes, and revenue operations while serving as the primary validation ground for emerging Salesforce technologies. This role offers the unique opportunity to build cutting-edge solutions using Agentforce, AI agents, and next-generation platform capabilities while directly impacting thousands of internal users and influencing product development across Sales & Partner Operations, Customer Success, Revenue Operations, and major M&A integrations. You'll be at the forefront of Salesforce's internal digital transformation, working on high-visibility initiatives that demonstrate the full potential of the Salesforce platform to both internal stakeholders and the broader customer ecosystem.

Your Impact

This Senior Salesforce Developer plays a pivotal role in driving operational efficiency, enhancing user and customer experience, and supporting the company's digital transformation. By delivering scalable solutions, optimizing system performance, and guiding architectural decisions—including the thoughtful adoption of AI-driven design and automation—this role ensures the Salesforce platform can support long-term growth and evolving business needs. Additionally, through mentorship and best-practice leadership, the Senior Salesforce Developer helps elevate technical standards across the team, contributing to a stronger, more innovative engineering culture.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement sophisticated integration patterns between Salesforce and critical business systems
• Build high-performance Salesforce solutions using advanced Apex patterns, Lightning Web Components, and modern JavaScript frameworks
• Develop complex automation solutions leveraging Platform Events, Flow orchestration, and AI-driven processes including Agentforce and Data Cloud capabilities
• Optimize system performance and scalability for enterprise workloads, including governor limit optimization and bulk data processing
• Design and implement comprehensive test automation frameworks using Apex unit tests, Selenium, and API testing tools to ensure high code coverage and system reliability
• Collaborate with Product Management, Solution Architecture, and business stakeholders to translate strategic initiatives into technical roadmaps
• Champion platform governance, security standards, and scalability patterns across the organization
• Drive adoption of engineering best practices, including automated testing, CI/CD pipelines, and code quality standards
• Mentor and develop junior engineers, fostering technical growth across the organization
• Ensure production stability through proactive monitoring, incident response, root cause analysis, and disaster recovery planning
• Research and implement cutting-edge Salesforce technologies and establish technical documentation and knowledge-sharing practices

Required Qualifications

• 6+ years of hands-on Salesforce development experience with demonstrated expertise in complex, enterprise-scale implementations
• Advanced proficiency in Apex, Lightning Web Components, JavaScript SOQL/SOSL, and modern web technologies
• Deep understanding of Salesforce architecture, including multi-org strategies, data modeling, security frameworks, and platform limits
• Experience in designing scalable & efficient systems/applications for complex enterprise environments
• Proven experience with enterprise integration patterns (REST/SOAP APIs, ETL, real-time data sync) and middleware platforms
• Strong expertise in Object-Oriented Programming, design patterns, and software architecture principles
• Extensive experience with DevOps practices: Salesforce DX, Git, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing frameworks
• Strong expertise in test automation frameworks, including Apex unit testing, Selenium Web Driver, and API testing tools (Postman, REST Assured)
• Demonstrated technical leadership experience, including mentoring developers and leading architectural discussions
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to debug complex, multi-system issues
• Outstanding communication skills with ability to present technical concepts to executive stakeholders
• Demonstrated expertise in identifying root causes and resolving production incidents, performance bottlenecks, and system integration failures
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies in enterprise environments
• A related technical degree required
• Deep expertise in Salesforce Sales Cloud with experience in at least one additional Salesforce Cloud

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Platform Developer II certification or Salesforce Architect certifications
• Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud (CDP), Agentforce, Einstein Analytics, or AI/ML integrations
• Experience with agentic development, AI agent frameworks, and conversational AI implementations
• Knowledge of additional programming languages: Java, Python, Go, or Ruby
• Experience with modern UI/UX frameworks and responsive design principles
• Experience with performance testing tools and load testing for Salesforce applications
• Background in large-scale data migration and transformation projects
• Experience in complex enterprise environments (Fortune 500 or similar)
• Experience with Salesforce partner ecosystem tools (Mule Soft, Tableau, Slack integration)

Unleash Your Potential

When you join Salesforce, you'll be limitless in all areas of your life. Our benefits and resources support you to find balance and be your best, and our AI agents accelerate your impact so you can do your best. Together, we'll bring the power of Agentforce to organizations of all sizes and deliver amazing experiences that customers love. Apply today to not only shape the future — but to redefine what's possible — for yourself, for AI, and the world.

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