Lead Salesforce Developer

At Curriculum Associates, we believe in the potential of every child and are changing the face of education technology with award-winning learning programs like i-Ready that serve a third of the nation’s K–8 students. For more than 50 years, our commitment to making classrooms better places, serving educators, and supporting accessible learning experiences for all students has driven the continuous improvement of our innovative programs. Our team of more than 2,500 employees is composed of lifelong learners who stand behind this mission, working tirelessly to serve the educational community with world-class programs and support every day.

We are seeking a Lead Salesforce Developer to be a transformational technical leader for Curriculum Associates’ Salesforce ecosystem. This role is designed for an experienced engineer who can help fundamentally reset our Salesforce foundation; guiding the organization from an over-engineered, highly complex environment toward a simpler, more out-of-the-box, and scalable platform that supports long-term growth.

This position is a 50/50 blend of solution engineering and hands-on development. The Lead Salesforce Developer partners closely with IT Business Partners, Architects, and cross-functional stakeholders to reframe how problems are solved; challenging unnecessary customization, identifying opportunities to adopt native Salesforce capabilities, and establishing clear architectural standards that prioritize maintainability, performance, and speed.

The ideal candidate has a proven track record of delivering and simplifying complex enterprise Salesforce orgs with modern technologies. This candidate is comfortable making and standing behind hard technical tradeoffs in service of platform health. This role plays a critical part in setting a strong technical direction, mentoring admins and developers, and ensuring that emerging technologies such as Data Cloud and Agentforce are adopted thoughtfully to create a durable, future-ready Salesforce platform.

The impact you'll have:

• Lead the design and delivery of complex Salesforce solutions across Sales, Service, and Marketing Clouds, balancing near-term delivery with long-term platform health.
• Serve as a solution engineer for large initiatives: translate ambiguous business problems into simplified, scalable technical designs with clear tradeoffs.
• Own and enforce Salesforce development standards (architecture patterns, code quality, testing, documentation, and release readiness).
• Deliver hands-on development using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), integrations, and declarative tools, focusing on performance, resiliency, and maintainability.
• Drive simplification efforts by identifying legacy complexity, technical debt, and anti-patterns; lead refactors that improve developer productivity and system reliability.
• Partner with architects and leadership to define medium- and long-range technical strategies and roadmaps.
• Lead and coordinate development work across co-dependent scrum teams in a multi-team Agile environment.
• Ensure testing best practices are followed, including unit tests, integration tests, and support for test framework improvements.
• Proactively identify risks, dependencies, and blockers; recommend mitigations through scope negotiation and architectural alternatives.
• Mentor and coach developers across levels, including senior engineers, acting as a multiplier for both technical excellence and career growth.
• Participate in and influence all aspects of the development lifecycle: discovery, estimation, planning, delivery, release, and post-production validation.
• Champion modern Salesforce capabilities and emerging technologies, including Data Cloud and Agentforce, ensuring thoughtful adoption aligned with business value.

Who we're looking for: 

• Deep expertise in Salesforce development with a demonstrated ability to design, deliver, and simplify complex enterprise orgs.
• Strong familiarity in Revenue Cloud concepts and implementations (CPQ, Billing, pricing, product models, and quote-to-cash flows).
• Advanced hands-on development skills with Apex, LWC, Salesforce APIs, and integration patterns.
• Proven architectural judgment and systems thinking; ability to reduce complexity while meeting evolving business needs.
• Experience leading large, high-complexity initiatives and aligning multiple teams around shared technical standards.
• Strong understanding of Agile delivery practices, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, estimation, and release management.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous learning and staying current with