Senior Salesforce Developer

Company Description

Covista is America's largest healthcare educator, serving more than 97,000 students and supported by a community of 385,000 alumni across five accredited institutions. Through personalized, tech-enabled education powered by 10,000 faculty and colleagues, Covista expands access to healthcare careers and addresses the U.S. healthcare workforce shortage at scale. Covista is the parent company of American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine, Chamberlain University, Ross University School of Medicine, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine and Walden University. 

Our colleagues come from a wide range of backgrounds, business, academia, healthcare, government and nonprofits, and are part of a culture where doing exceptional work and making a meaningful difference for students and society aren't separate goals—they're one and the same. This means creating an environment where colleagues can develop new skills, build careers that match their ambitions, and see the tangible impact of their work on healthcare education and workforce development. Colleagues who deliver results and embrace new tools to work smarter are valued for their contributions. But what makes working at Covista distinctive is our impact. Our faculty and colleagues don't just support healthcare education—they shape it. This isn't abstract purpose work. It's solving real problems for real people in real communities while advancing careers. 

We operate on a hybrid schedule with four in-office days per week (Monday–Thursday). This approach enhances creativity, innovation, communication, and relationship-building, fostering a dynamic and collaborative work environment. 

For more information, visit covista.com and follow us on LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube. 

Job Description

Covista is seeking a Senior Salesforce Developer specializing in Salesforce development and integrations. This senior role will lead the design, implementation, and optimization of Salesforce solutions across Sales, Service, Commerce, and Community Cloud, ensuring seamless integrations with external systems. The role also provides technical leadership, mentorship, and strategic direction across the Salesforce platform, driving enterprise-wide impact.

• Lead the design, development, and implementation of Salesforce solutions that meet business and technical requirements.
• Build complex, scalable custom solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, JavaScript, and Salesforce APIs.
• Design, customize, and optimize Salesforce UIs, with expertise in LWC styling, HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and applying Salesforce UI/UX guidelines and SLDS.
• Lead large-scale deployments and manage release activities, ensuring quality and alignment with enterprise standards.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce coding standards, and ensure high-quality software deliverables.
• Design and implement integrations with external systems using REST/SOAP APIs and middleware tools such as MuleSoft.
• Deliver tailored solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Commerce Cloud, and Community Cloud, enhancing business processes and user experience.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, QA, and stakeholders to gather requirements and maintain technical documentation (system designs, data flows, process flows).
• Continuously optimize the Salesforce platform through bug fixes, feature enhancements, and performance improvements.
• Stay current with Salesforce releases and updates, recommending best practices and implementation strategies.
• Mentor and guide junior developers and team members, providing technical leadership and fostering skill development.
• Define coding and design standards and drive innovation across the Salesforce platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree required. 
• Eight (8) plus years of experience in Salesforce development, with proven expertise in Apex, LWC, Visualforce, JavaScript, and Salesforce APIs.
• Strong experience with Salesforce UI/UX customizations, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and SLDS.
• Proven experience with Salesforce integrations (REST, SOAP, and middleware such as MuleSoft).
• Expertise in Salesforce data management, security best practices, and platform governance.
• Hands-on experience with CI/CD tools, version control (Azure DevOps, Git), and managing large-scale deployments.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to design scalable and robust Salesforce architectures.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and mentoring skills to collaborate effectively, lead tea