Salesforce Engineer

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

The Ford Motor Credit Company team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. By partnering with dealerships, we provide financing, personalized service and professional expertise to thousands of dealers and millions of customers in over one hundred countries around the world.

In this position... 

We made history and now we work to transform the future – for our customers, our communities and our families. You'll see your work on the road every day, helping people move freely and pursue their dreams. At Ford, you can build more than vehicles. Come build what matters.

The Ford Motor Credit Company team helps put people behind the wheels of great Ford and Lincoln vehicles. By partnering with dealerships, we provide financing, personalized service and professional expertise to thousands of dealers and millions of customers in over one hundred countries around the world.

As a Senior Software Engineer at Ford Credit, you will be an integral part of an agile team that works to enhance, build, and deliver trusted market-leading technology products in a secure, stable, scalable way in the Force.com platform. As a core technology contributor, you will be responsible for designing and developing critical technology solutions across multiple technical areas to support the organization’s business objectives.

What you'll do...

• Work in a fast-paced environment with business, technology, and designers to build new capabilities, platforms, features and improving existing capabilities.
• Responsible for customizing, developing, and supporting solutions on the force.com platform.
• Drive Salesforce enhancements and improvements.
• Build integrations between salesforce and other internal systems to automate business processes.
• Develop Apex (classes and triggers) and Java Script, Lightning Components, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce, Flows, Omni Script and Flex Cards to extend Salesforce.
• Verify solutions by writing and executing automated test classes.
• Collaborate, mentor and guide other engineers within the team.
• Well-developed interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills including the ability to negotiate, advise, influence others, and work collaboratively.
• Document and analyze processes, procedures, and ensure code is properly documented.
• Create and maintain a code repository to ensure a seamless deployment process for all team members.
• Stay current on the latest trends and Salesforce releases.
• Self-directed, can solve business problems from inception to implementation, can solve business problems without explicit direction.
• Provide leadership in the overall Salesforce architecture, application design, and system development
• Architect secure, scalable solutions on Salesforce that meet business requirements
• Create and deliver CRMs and workflow solutions using Salesforce/Apex, Visualforce, and related technologies
• Oversee programming development and testing of interfaces according to specifications
• Mentor team members on best practices and new technology needs

You'll have...

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science (CS), Electronics or a related field
• 5 years of experience in programming and configuring with Force.com Apex (classes and triggers), Lightning Components, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce, Flows, Omni Script, Flex Cards, JavaScript (ES6), ReactJS or similar platforms.
• 5 plus years of software development experience.
• Extensive experience in designing and developing large scale technology solutions with substantial insights into Salesforce Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Communities.
• Extensive understanding of Object Oriented (OO) design patterns.
• Salesforce Administrator certification.
• Salesforce Certified Platform Developer
• Strong ability to collaborate with Product and business stakeholders, translating ambiguous or evolving requirements into clear, functional development assets.
• Strong ability to act as a liaison between Product and the development team, ensuring requirements, priorities, and technical constraints are clearly communicated in both directions.
• Excellent understanding of Salesforce's SOQL and SOSL, Security model, Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Chatter and Force.com product offerings.
• Design experience in Salesforce Lightning UI Understanding of various user-based security models.
• Experience with database concepts