Senior Salesforce Engineering Lead

Senior Salesforce Engineering Lead

Overview
This position combines deep Salesforce technical expertise with strong leadership capability. The Salesforce Engineering Lead is responsible for driving high-quality solution delivery, guiding a team of developers, and setting the technical direction for all Salesforce engineering work. The role is equally focused on hands-on development and technical leadership-ensuring scalable architecture, clean code, and alignment with strategic business goals.

Core Responsibilities

Technical Leadership & Team Enablement

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  Lead and mentor a team of Salesforce engineers, providing direction, code-level guidance, and professional development.
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  Establish and uphold internal coding conventions and quality control standards.
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  Review complex code contributions, ensuring solutions meet performance expectations.
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  Work closely with solution architects and product stakeholders to translate functional requirements into robust technical designs.
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  Serve as an escalation point for complex issues and technical blockers within the development team.

Solution Architecture & Collaboration

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  Participate in architectural discussions and influence build vs. buy and declarative vs. coded solution decisions.
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  Collaborate cross-functionally to validate solution approaches and integration patterns.
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  Ensure all customizations and system extensions align with platform governance and best practices.
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  Clearly articulate architectural trade-offs to both technical and business stakeholders.

Development & Delivery Oversight

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  Design, code, and implement Salesforce components using Apex, Lightning Web Components, and API integrations.
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  Oversee external system integrations and data synchronization strategies.
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  Enforce testing coverage and lead deployment pipelines leveraging CI/CD best practices.
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  Maintain focus on reusability, performance optimization, and maintainability in all deliverables.

Innovation & Continuous Improvement

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  Stay ahead of platform updates and evolving Salesforce ecosystem capabilities.
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  Drive adoption of new tools and frameworks that improve code quality and developer efficiency.
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  Promote a culture of technical excellence, accountability, and knowledge sharing.
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  Ensure adherence to enterprise security and compliance standards in all development activities.

Required Background

Education

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  Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field-or equivalent experience.

Experience

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  7+ years of Salesforce software engineering experience across Apex, LWC, and API integration.
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  Minimum 3 years in a technical leadership, team lead, or senior mentor role.
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  Demonstrated success in defining development frameworks and scaling engineering practices.
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  Hands-on experience with Salesforce DevOps, CI/CD, and version control tools.

Preferred Certifications

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  Salesforce Platform Developer I & II.
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  Salesforce System or Application Architect certification.
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  Additional credentials (Admin, App Builder) beneficial.

Technical Proficiencies

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  Strong command of Apex (triggers, async jobs, bulkification).
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  Advanced LWC development and front-end integration experience.
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  Deep understanding of data modeling, Salesforce security layers, and API frameworks.
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  Broader technical stack familiarity (JavaScript, REST APIs, SQL/ETL).
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  Proven experience managing Salesforce DX, Git, and automated deployment pipelines.

Leadership Attributes

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  Adept at balancing technical depth with high-level strategic planning.
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  Excellent communicator capable of bridging technical and non-technical teams.
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  Skilled in performance coaching, mentoring, and fostering collaboration.
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  Strategic thinker who remains highly engaged in day-to-day delivery.