Salesforce Developer

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We are looking for a Salesforce Developer to own all things related to our Salesforce, acting as a thought leader and expert in maximizing the effectiveness of the CRM within the organization. This will be a key role in executing initiatives directly tied to the development, design and implementation of the Salesforce.com platform.

• Develop a clear plan for enhancements to the current sales cloud and implement strategy on getting other departments to standardize their processes on Salesforce.
• Translate business requirements into solutions using a combination of Salesforce configuration and custom development approaches.
• Recommend and develop technical approach; create design, development, and testing documentation.
• Design and develop custom Apex code and Visualforce pages.
• Manage dashboards, reports, forms, templates, custom objects, object relationships, fields and layouts.
• Resolve system problems and troubleshoot issues with technical team members.
• Assist with database de-duping and clean-up procedures, including data migrations and mass data uploads.
• Project manage all activities associated with further Salesforce developments and integrations.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or Engineering.
• 2+ years developing custom solutions on the Salesforce.com platform.
• Demonstrated proficiency in custom objects, workflow and validation rules, email templates, formulas, dashboards & reporting, Sandbox-to-Production processes.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Apex (Language, Trigger, Class, Web Service), Visual Force (Page, Component, Controllers), SOQL and APIs. Experience with Lightning is a plus
• Demonstrated knowledge of data structures, data modeling and database schemas, including basic knowledge of SQL.

Some Plusses

• Advanced administrator and Salesforce Developer Certification.
• Familiarity with Service Cloud, Birst, Tableau and other Business Intelligence tools.
• Knowledge of Informatica implementation.
• Familiarity with Marketo and Redshift.
• Desire to join a growing company tasked with bringing change to education market.
• Ability to effectively communicate and resolve technical issues at all levels of the organization.
• Work well under pressure to meet ongoing and overlapping deadlines within short time constraints.
• Data-driven decision maker, positioning us to scale efficiently by educating colleagues in best practices.
• Passion for problem solving and desire to get your hands dirty in the details.