About the opportunity

Contentful is growing faster than ever, and we are looking for a motivated Senior Salesforce Engineer who will join our team and play a key role in the business systems team in charge of our salesforce instance.

Salesforce is the backbone of our business operations and as a Senior Salesforce Engineer, you will be working with developers and internal stakeholders on developing new and improving existing processes that are audit-proof, while still maintaining a flexible platform.

What to expect?

• You will function as SFDC Developer and suggest best-practice solutions to address user requirements
• You will be working on the design, configuration, and administration of salesforce organization including but not limited to Apex, Triggers, VisualForce Pages, Lightning Web Components, Flows, Approval Processes
• You will manage custom and packaged integrations with other internal and third-party systems
• You will provide guidance and best practices to ensure a scalable instance
• You will work cross-functionally with other engineering and GTM teams
• You will author technical design documentation that fully defines all application code and the underlying methodology for the design decisions made
• You will contribute to conducting code reviews to ensure that code quality is at the highest level possible
• You will troubleshoot issues, identify problems and provide timely fixes and solutions
• You will perform regular reviews on implementation done by less experienced developers and offer feedback and suggestions for improvements
• You will mentor the junior and mid-level developers of the team, and designate tasks to team members in a balanced and effective manner
• You are able to independently communicate with both technical teams and business owners as needed during the design and implementation

What you need to be successful

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant subject
• 3+ years of work experience in Salesforce development projects
• Sound knowledge of Salesforce governor limits and how they influence design
• Good knowledge of Apex, VisualForce, Javascript, OOP concepts
• Good understanding of data structures, data modelling, database schema
• Good knowledge of salesforce security model
• Proven ability to solve practical business problems in a high growth environment
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas, timelines, and requirements with your team
• Experience working with salesforce community cloud is a plus
• English-speaking (full professional proficiency)

What's in it for you?

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or relevant subject
• 5+ years of work experience in Salesforce development projects
• At least Salesforce certification “Salesforce Platform Developer I” (ideally Platform Dev II)
• Excellent knowledge of Salesforce governor limits and how they influence design
• Excellent knowledge of Apex, VisualForce, LWC, SOQL, Javascript, OOP concepts
• Excellent knowledge of Software Design Principles and Software Development Lifecycle.
• Excellent understanding of data structures, data modeling, database schema
• Experience with web services
• Good knowledge of salesforce security model
• Proven ability to solve practical business problems in a high growth environment
• Ability to clearly communicate ideas, timelines, and requirements with your team
• Experience working with salesforce community cloud is a plus
• Experience with Agile methodologies is a plus
• Experience working in a SaaS company is a plus
• English-speaking (full professional proficiency)

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