Salesforce Architect.

Ford • Dearborn, MI

2d • Hybrid

About The 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.
In this position...
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.

Requirements

• 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.
• 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 and data modeling design.
• Extensive knowledge in modeling and application design and architecture.
• Able to identify platform risks, issues and dependencies and communicate strategic risk to business executives and drive the mitigation across the business.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including, but not limited to Data migration, Testing, Pre-build, Integration, and adapt to changing project needs.

Nice To Haves

• Salesforce Service, Sales, Platform Developer I, Platform Developer II, Platform App Builder certifications are a plus.
• Experience in automated testing (unit testing and functional testing) Strong Knowledge of Web Services (SOAP and REST).
• Exposure to AWS, Azure and SQL is a plus.
• Experience with system migrations.
• Adept with agile software development lifecycle and DevOps principles and tools like Copado.
• Creative, flexible, and willing to continuously change, evolve, and improve software development processes.
• Strong time management skills and communication/leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• 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

Benefits

• Immediate medical, dental, vision and prescription drug coverage
• Flexible family care days, paid parental leave, new parent ramp-up programs, subsidized back-up child care and more
• Family building benefits including adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, fertility treatments, and more
• Vehicle discount program for employees and family members and management leases
• Tuition assistance
• Established and active employee resource groups
• Paid time off for individual and team community service
• A generous schedule of paid holidays, including the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day
• Paid time off and the option to purchase additional vacation time.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level