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Software Engineering
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About Salesforce
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About Salesforce
We're Salesforce, the Customer Company, inspiring the future of business with AI + Data + CRM. Leading with our core values, we help companies across every industry blaze new trails and connect with customers in a whole new way. And we empower you to be a Trailblazer, too - driving your performance and career growth, charting new paths, and improving the state of the world. If you believe in business as the greatest platform for change and in companies doing well and doing good - you've come to the right place.
This Role
Are you passionate about solving complex problems and leading impactful solutions? The Lead Member of Technical Staff (Salesforce Platform) is a senior engineering role within the Digital Marketing Technology team in Hyderabad. As an LMTS, you will drive the design, development, and delivery of innovative, scalable, and high-performing solutions across our Salesforce ecosystem.
You will serve as a go-to Salesforce expert, collaborating with product managers, architects, and global teams to design future-ready architectures and lead implementation. You'll be hands-on, developing enterprise-grade solutions while mentoring engineers and contributing to technical strategy.
This role requires strong full-stack Salesforce development expertise, the ability to navigate ambiguity, and a deep understanding of modern development practices in large-scale systems.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead technical design and architecture of complex, scalable Salesforce applications using Apex, LWC, Visualforce, and platform APIs.
- Act as a subject matter expert, providing guidance on Salesforce best practices, governance limits, performance optimization, and solution trade-offs.
- Build robust integrations using middleware and external APIs (REST/GraphQL), including cross-cloud and third-party systems (e.g., MuleSoft, Commerce Cloud).
- Partner with global stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver end-to-end solutions aligned with business needs.
- Automate business processes using Flow, Process Builder, Assignment Rules, and other declarative tools.
- Drive code quality through peer reviews, unit testing, and automated test frameworks.
- Mentor junior engineers, promote technical excellence, and foster a culture of innovation and accountability.
- Collaborate on deployment strategies using modern CI/CD pipelines (Salesforce DX, GitHub Actions, Jenkins, etc.).
- Participate in all phases of SDLC - from discovery and design to deployment and post-production support.
Basic Requirements/Experience
- 12+ years of full-stack engineering experience with deep Salesforce platform expertise
- Expert in Lightning Web Components, Apex, Visualforce, SOQL and Salesforce data model
- Extensive experience integrating Salesforce with external systems using REST/GraphQL APIs
- Strong command over JavaScript, CSS, and modern front-end frameworks
- Deep understanding of software design patterns, object-oriented programming, and enterprise architecture
- Strong understanding of Salesforce governor limits, standard/custom objects and Platform Events
- Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, influence design decisions, and deliver high-quality outcomes
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Hands-on contributor with the ability to lead projects, troubleshoot complex issues, and make architecture decisions
Requirements/Experience
- Certifications: Platform Developer I & II, JavaScript Dev I, Salesforce Administrator
- Experience with Salesforce Flows, Process Builder, and other declarative tools
- Familiarity with test automation tools: Selenium WebDriver, JUnit, TestNG, ApexUnit, Kumonium, etc.
- Experience with CI/CD, DevOps processes, and tooling
- Exposure to CRM Analytics, dashboards, and data visualization tools
- Prior experience working in Agile/Scrum teams
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