Senior Salesforce Developer

Position Summary: CoreSphere is seeking an experienced Senior Salesforce Developer to join our Salesforce Practice. This client-facing, hands-on technical leadership role focuses on enterprise Salesforce implementations, secure and scalable application architecture, development, and integration design. The successful candidate will guide technical solutioning, collaborate with clients and delivery teams, and mentor developers while supporting the full delivery lifecycle.

Daily Responsibilities:

• Lead Salesforce implementation and hands-on front-end and back-end development for enterprise-scale solutions, with attention to platform constraints, scalability, security, and performance.
• Lead technical solutioning sessions, translate business requirements into solution designs, and produce architecture diagrams and technical design documents.
• Design Salesforce integration architectures using Salesforce Events, Canvas, MuleSoft, or other middleware as appropriate; support API integrations with external enterprise systems.
• Guide development teams on Apex, Lightning components, declarative capabilities, secure coding, Section 508 accessibility, data governance, and refactoring practices.
• Troubleshoot production issues, triage technical defects, deliver enhancements, and support operational maintenance across Salesforce environments.
• Oversee Salesforce DX development workflows, source control, CI/CD, automated testing, environment management, release planning, and cutover activities.
• Provide technical leadership through architecture reviews, code reviews, mentorship, and participation in technical communities of practice.
• Collaborate with clients, stakeholders, and Agile teams to assess technical risks, resolve design issues, and communicate implementation decisions.

Required Skills and Experience:

• BS/BA in a related field (Business Administration/Management, Computer Science, or Software Engineering preferred).
• Minimum of seven (7) years of Salesforce implementation experience, including at least two (2) years as lead developer/architect on enterprise-scale Salesforce projects.
• Active Salesforce Application Architect or Salesforce System Architect certification; alternatively, active Salesforce Platform Developer II certification plus a minimum of seven (7) years of experience in architecture roles.
• Deep expertise in Salesforce platform architecture, governor limits, system design, refactoring, and performance/scalability optimization.
• Demonstrated experience developing Salesforce integration architectures involving MuleSoft, Salesforce Events, Canvas, or other middleware, with working knowledge of REST/SOAP APIs and enterprise integration patterns.
• Experience leading technical solutioning sessions and producing architecture diagrams, solution specifications, and technical design documents.
• Proven ability to guide development teams in secure, scalable front-end and back-end Salesforce development, including Apex, Lightning Web Components, and platform configuration.
• Knowledge of Section 508-accessible development and testing, data governance, Salesforce security, and platform constraints.
• Experience supporting Salesforce in regulated or U.S. Federal environments, including FedRAMP or FISMA compliance considerations.
• Experience with Salesforce DX, scratch orgs, source control, and development practices across multi-org environments.
• Familiarity with enterprise architecture patterns, including event-driven architecture and microservices.
• Demonstrated success mentoring junior developers and leading technical communities of practice.
• Strong client-facing communication, collaboration, technical problem-solving, and Agile delivery skills.

Desired Skills and Experience:

• Experience with Salesforce release management, CI/CD pipelines, and automated deployment or testing tools such as Jenkins, Salesforce Metadata API, Python, or Provar.
• Experience with Salesforce administration and platform tools, including Flow, Knowledge, Experience Cloud, Salesforce CLI, Data Loader, and VS Code.
• Experience with Jira or Agile Accelerator and U.S. Federal Government delivery practices.

Work Authorization/Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen and able to pass a Federal Government background investigation.

Travel Required: No