Senior Salesforce Developer

Human Interest is on a mission to ensure that people in all lines of work have access to retirement benefits. 

More than half of all working Americans are not saving enough for their future. Too often, it’s because they are employed by a company that doesn’t offer a retirement plan. Human Interest is changing that by making it affordable and accessible for small and medium-sized businesses to offer employees a path to financial independence through retirement savings.

We’re a high-growth fintech company changing the retirement industry. We are backed by a number of investors. This includes funding from Marshall Wace and Baillie Gifford, as well as top investors such as BlackRock, TPG (The Rise Fund), SoftBank, Glynn Capital, NewView Capital, USVP, Wing, Uncork, and more.

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Senior Salesforce Developer to join our Business Systems team. You will play a crucial role in the design, development, and maintenance of our enterprise-level Salesforce platform, ensuring it is scalable, high-performing, and aligned with our business objectives and compliance requirements. This position requires a deep understanding of the Salesforce platform, best practices, and a collaborative approach to solving complex business problems.

What you get to do every day

• Development & Implementation: Lead the design, development, and implementation of complex, custom solutions on the Salesforce platform using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, SOQL/SOSL, and platform events.
• System Integration: Design and build robust integrations between Salesforce and internal/external systems (e.g., core financial platform, marketing tools, and data warehouses) using REST/SOAP APIs and platform events. 
• Technical Leadership & Mentorship: Serve as a technical leader on projects, providing guidance, conducting code reviews, and mentoring junior developers to ensure code quality, adherence to best practices, and security standards.
• Architecture & Design: Collaborate with Solution Architects and Business Analysts to translate complex business requirements into scalable and well-architected technical designs, considering data volume, security, and governor limits.
• Platform Governance & Best Practices: Drive the adoption of Salesforce development best practices, including CI/CD, automated testing (unit and integration), source-driven development (using Git/GitHub/Salesforce DX), and change management.
• Troubleshooting & Support: Own the resolution of complex production issues, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable fixes to ensure high system uptime and performance.
• Declarative Configuration: Utilize Salesforce's declarative tools (Flow, Process Builder, Validation Rules) effectively, knowing when to choose declarative vs. programmatic solutions.
• Security & Compliance: Ensure all Salesforce solutions adhere to strict financial services regulations and internal security policies.

What you bring to the role

• Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of hands-on experience as a Salesforce Developer in a complex enterprise environment.
• Core Technologies: Advanced proficiency in programmatic development on the Salesforce platform, including Apex, Triggers, Batch Apex, Queueable Apex, and REST/SOAP APIs.
• Front-End Development: Expert knowledge of the Lightning Experience, including extensive experience developing with Lightning Web Components (LWC).
• Data & Integration: Strong experience with large-scale data migrations, integration patterns, and data management on the Salesforce platform.
• Certifications: Active Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I required. Salesforce Certified Platform Developer II highly preferred.

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