Salesforce Developer

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Open to consider candidates who can work out of one of our following locations:

• Oceanside, CA

• Santa Rosa, CA

• Orlando, FL

• Medford, NY

• New Albany, OH

• Irving, TX

BENEFITS:

• Comprehensive benefit program including employer-paid medical, dental and vision for staff

• 14 paid holidays, including an Inclusion Holiday

• 17 paid days off (Paid time off, PTO), including hours to serve your community

• Employer matched 403(b) retirement plan

• Employee assistance plan/wellness programs

• Diversity and Inclusion Committee dedicated to ongoing efforts to foster a diverse and inclusive workplace by setting actionable goals and evaluating progress.

I am so thankful and proud to work for an organization that not only cares about the people it serves, but also for the people it hires to provide the services. - Senior Fundraising Team Member

The Salesforce Developer is an essential member of the Technology Department and is responsible for continually enhancing the organizations Salesforce instance based on user feedback. This position will be expected to deliver optimizations, build integrations, and manage development lifecycles from requirements gathering to testing to roll-out. This position provides end-user troubleshooting support and also owns large-scale projects, seamlessly managing deadlines and urgent tasks. This position should be willing to take initiative and collaborate with staff in accordance with the organizations core values: Teamwork, Compassionate Service, Integrity, Community, Excellence, and Innovation.

A typical day as the contracted Salesforce Developer may include:

• Maintain and optimize Salesforce Nonprofit Success Pack instance for new and existing app integrations, including custom apps, Pardot, Experience Cloud, SproutSocial, DocGen, FormAssembly, QGiv, VolunteerHub, Sage
• Build advanced integrations using Salesforce APIs to communicate with other systems used in the organization while prioritizing data security, scalable flows, and data hygiene
• Develop Apex (classes and triggers), Visualforce (based on specific requirements) and custom User Interfaces (Lightning pages, Lightning Web Components)
• Implement and adhere to Salesforce best practices when creating custom code, including auditing and improving existing code
• Interview end-users to identify operational needs, validate technical requirements, and produce innovative solutions that drive the organization forward
• Respond to end-user issues, working directly with users to troubleshoot root cause, achieve resolution within Service Level Agreements, and uphold departments quality of service
• Establish and maintain user-friendly support documents, continuously improving materials so they are up to date and adapted to user feedback
• Administer staff training on new processes and features, ensuring end-user adoption
• Work with Salesforce Administrator to manage release cycles, deploy code, and mitigate risk factors (i.e. security, scalability, limits)
• Be accountable not only for direct responsibilities outlined in this job description but tasks required to serve stakeholders with whom this position interacts
• Serve as emergency backup for Salesforce Administrator
• Ensure actions and communications follow core values

EXPECTATIONS:

• Must Haves:
  • Experience working in Salesforce Developer capacity
  • Experience developing page layouts, custom fields and objects, and process automations
  • Experience producing clear and concise documentation, whether it be complex technical specifications or short-form user training guides
  • Outstanding time and work management skills. A self-starter who can adapt to changing priorities, is able to assess capacity and bandwidth, and holds themselves accountable to deadlines
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills. This position will interact with staff, vendors, and other contacts via multiple channels: email, phone, video call, and in-person.
  • Strong interpersonal skills, collaborative work spirit, and positive can-do attitude
  • Commitment to delivering high-quality work products while managing multiple tasks at once and never compromising attention to detail
  • Willingness to cross-train with Technology teammates to uphold seamless customer service
  • Active in the Salesforce Community
  • Bachelors degree in an applicable or related field (Information Systems, Information Technology, Computer Science, Data Science), or a combination of education/experience
• Nice to Haves:
  • At least three to five years of Salesforce Developer experience
  • Salesforce NPSP and Experience Cloud
  • Salesforce Lightning Design System and Salesforce development lifecycle
  • Salesforce QA Testing
  • Apex, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce, and Java
  • Third-party API integrations
  • Database management and querying
  • Certification required:
    • Salesforce Platform Developer I
  • Certifications a plus:
    • Salesforce Platform Developer II
    • Salesforce Platform App Builder
    • Salesforce Administrator
    • Salesforce Advanced Administrator
  • Competency in other languages / tools desirable (XML, Flex, .NET, SQL, C , SOAP-based web services, HTML, CSS, Javascript)

SCHEDULE:

Full-Time

PAY:

Santa Rosa, CA/Oceanside, CA: $95,000 - $116,000 per year

Orlando, FL/Medford, NY/New Albany, OH/Irving, TX: $95,000 - $105,000 per year

The base salary range above represents the low and high of the range for this position. Actual salaries will vary and may be above or below the range based on various factors including but not limited to location, experience, and performance. The range listed is just one component of total compensation package for employees.

We recognize that people come with a wealth of experience and talent beyond just the technical requirements of a job. If your experience is close to what you see listed here, please still consider applying. Diversity of experience and skills combined with passion is a key to innovation and excellence. Therefore, we encourage people from all backgrounds to apply to our positions. Please let us know if you require accommodations during the interview process.

Pursuant to local Fair Chance Ordinances, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.