Salesforce Developer (Salesforce/Fonteva)

American Retirement Association•Arlington, VA

15h•Hybrid

About The Position

The American Retirement Association (ARA) is seeking a skilled Salesforce Developer to take ownership of their platform. ARA is undergoing a technology transformation, and this role is central to it. The developer will build, enhance, and support solutions on Salesforce with Fonteva, focusing on membership, events, sales, and service delivery. This position is ideal for someone with 3-5 years of Salesforce development experience, strong Apex and LWC skills, good judgment in build vs. configure decisions, and a history of delivering in production environments. The role values clean, maintainable code and effective communication. Fonteva experience is a plus, as is experience in association, membership, or nonprofit Salesforce environments. Architecture and technical design experience are also beneficial and offer growth opportunities.

Requirements

Three or more years of hands-on Salesforce development experience with Apex and Lightning Web Components.
Experience delivering in Salesforce production environments with real business process complexity.
Solid understanding of the Salesforce data model, security model, automation, and platform best practices.
Sound judgment in balancing declarative and programmatic approaches.
Ability to troubleshoot across code, configuration, integrations, and data.
Experience with deployments, testing, and release management in a structured environment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills with both technical and non-technical partners.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Nice To Haves

Fonteva experience or experience with another membership or association-oriented Salesforce managed package.
Salesforce certifications such as Platform Developer I/II.
Experience Cloud and identity experience (SSO via SAML/OIDC, JIT provisioning, community user management) in a member-facing context.
Association, membership, events, credentialing, and commerce/payment workflows (including awareness of PCI-related constraints and best practices).
Familiarity with integrations, APIs, and asynchronous processing patterns.
Experience with Git, CI/CD, and modern Salesforce deployment practices.
Architecture and technical design experience.

Responsibilities

Design, build, test, and support solutions using Apex, Flow, Lightning Web Components, and platform configuration.
Develop and extend functionality in a Fonteva-based association management environment.
Translate business requirements into practical, scalable technical solutions in close partnership with analysts and stakeholders.
Support core processes across membership, events, commerce, service and case management, and sales.
Troubleshoot defects, resolve production issues, and improve platform reliability and performance.
Build and support integrations and data flows using Salesforce APIs and event-based approaches.
Follow and help mature development standards around testing, documentation, deployment, and change control.
Contribute to code reviews, release readiness, and technical documentation.