The Senior Salesforce Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and deploying applications on the Salesforce platform, ensuring integration with other systems and collaborating with cross-functional teams.
We believe that the way people interact with their finances will drastically improve in the next few years. We’re dedicated to empowering this transformation by building the tools and experiences that thousands of developers use to create their own products. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.
The Business Systems team utilizes a variety of enterprise tools and solutions to solve many of Plaid's most important operational issues. In addition to maintaining Plaid’s Salesforce and Zendesk instances, this team is also responsible for many of Plaid’s most business-critical applications and tooling, such as Lead Scoring, PRM, CPQ, Contract Management, and Support Systems. We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Salesforce Developer to join our dynamic team. As a key member of our Salesforce team, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and implementing sophisticated solutions within the Salesforce platform. You will collaborate closely with the business analyst team to understand requirements, provide technical expertise, and ensure the seamless integration of Salesforce with other systems.
Requirements
- Design, develop, test, and deploy applications on the Salesforce platform
- Make cognizant decisions on utilizing out-of-the-box automation vs customizations
- Work closely with leaders in the business tech and cross-functional teams to deliver solutions focussed on solving business problems
- Hands-on developing applications utilizing Apex, Visualforce, Aura, Triggers, and REST APIs
- Work on VS Code, Github, and CICD processes to maintain code sanity
- Write technical specifications documents, including architecture diagrams, data model diagrams, process flows, and sequence diagrams
- Work on user stories related to ongoing projects, tech-debt, process optimization and performance improvement
- Work closely with the sustaining team and proactively plan on the knowledge transfer processes
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related technical field
- Master's degree preferred
- 5+ years of hands-on experience leveraging Apex programming and Lightning framework
- 5+ years of experience designing and building applications on the Salesforce platform
- Strong analytical and technical skills, including fluency in SQL
- Ability to thrive in an ambiguous environment with a high degree of autonomy
- Ability to build productive and positive relationships across the organization at all levels
- Ability to drive consensus across cross-functional teams and influence decision making
- Ability to own Salesforce data integrity
Our mission at Plaid is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. To support that mission, we seek to build a diverse team of driven individuals who care deeply about making the financial ecosystem more equitable. We recognize that strong qualifications can come from both prior work experiences and lived experiences. We encourage you to apply to a role even if your experience doesn't fully match the job description. We are always looking for team members that will bring something unique to Plaid!
Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected].
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Top Skills
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Aura
Cicd
Git
Rest Apis
Salesforce
SQL
Visualforce
Vs Code
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