Principal Salesforce Developer - Public Sector
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MissionForce - Public Sector Solutions
MissionForce is seeking an exceptional Principal Member of Technical Staff to join our Salesforce development team building mission-critical applications for government agencies. In this senior technical role, you will develop and architect solutions on Salesforce Government Cloud serving the Department of Defense, Federal agencies, and the Intelligence Community.
You will work with cutting-edge Salesforce technologies including Lightning Web Components, Apex, and Public Sector Solutions while ensuring compliance with FedRAMP, DoD IL4/IL5, and other government security requirements. This is a hands-on technical leadership position where you'll contribute code while mentoring junior developers and driving technical excellence.
Key Responsibilities
Technical Development
Design and develop scalable Salesforce applications using Apex, Lightning Web Components, and declarative tools
Build complex integrations between Salesforce and government systems using REST/SOAP APIs
Implement Public Sector Solutions including Case Management, Grants Management, and License & Permit Management
Develop solutions that work in air-gapped and offline environments
Optimize applications for performance within governor limits
Create reusable components and frameworks for government use cases
Technical Leadership
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to development team members
Lead code reviews and establish coding standards
Collaborate with architects on technical design decisions
Drive adoption of best practices for Salesforce development
Participate in Agile/Scrum ceremonies and sprint planning
Contribute to technical documentation and knowledge sharing
Platform Expertise
Work with OmniStudio for dynamic forms and business process automation
Implement security controls for government compliance requirements
Develop solutions using Platform Events and asynchronous processing
Build Experience Cloud sites for constituent-facing applications
Integrate with Salesforce Data Cloud and AI capabilities
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
7+ years of software development experience
5+ years of hands-on Salesforce development experience including:
Custom Apex development (triggers, classes, batch jobs)
Lightning Web Components and Aura components
SOQL/SOSL optimization
REST/SOAP API development
3+ years working on enterprise-scale applications
Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies
Technical Skills
Salesforce Platform: Expert-level Apex, LWC, Flow Builder, Process Builder
Integration: REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, Change Data Capture
Development Tools: Salesforce DX, Git, VS Code, CI/CD pipelin
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