Salesforce Developer

University of Maryland•College Park, MD

8d•$104,320 - $125,184•Hybrid

About The Position

This position is available within the University of Maryland’s Division of Information Technology (DIT). The University of Maryland, College Park (UMD) is seeking a full-time Salesforce Developer to join the TerpEngage team. The Salesforce Developer will support the entire development life cycle, including designing, developing, testing, and deploying Salesforce applications. They will collaborate with UMD clients to understand requirements and configure Salesforce solutions, ensuring thorough documentation. This role will also work closely with Salesforce admins and developers to identify where custom code is needed to satisfy business requirements, prioritizing the use of Salesforce out-of-the-box features. Key duties include building custom applications using Lightning Web Components, maintaining and improving existing applications, and troubleshooting technical issues. The role also involves creating and managing workflows, automations, and system triggers, while adhering to development standards. This position is considered essential and may be required to work at the normal work location or an alternative location during a major catastrophic event, weather emergency, or other operational emergency to help maintain the continuity of University services. May be required to work evenings, nights, weekends, or different shifts for extended periods.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university.
Three (3) years of professional software development experience.
Two (2) years of professional software development on the Salesforce platform.
Active Salesforce Platform Developer I certification (active as of start date).
Knowledge of Apex programming, including custom development of Lightning Web Components (LWC), Apex Triggers, Apex Batch/Schedulable/Queueable interfaces, and system integrations using REST APIs.
Knowledge of the Salesforce development lifecycle using Agile methodology, including deployment and packaging through tools such as Metadata API, Change Sets, Visual Studio Code, Ant, and GitHub.
Knowledge of Salesforce and cloud-based coding best practices, including adherence to coding standards, avoidance of governor limits, and application of design patterns and design trade-offs.
Skill in Lightning development projects, including custom development of Lightning Web Components and pages, and creating Salesforce Lightning Communities from initial setup through deployment.
Skill in setting up and managing version control systems and configuring integrated development environments.
Skill in writing unit tests that achieve maximum code coverage and support system stability and performance.
Skill in creating clear and comprehensive technical design documentation.
Skill in oral and written communication to effectively convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to translate functional and non-functional business requirements into technical system requirements within Sales Cloud and/or Service Cloud.
Ability to work collaboratively with diverse stakeholders and cross-functional teams to resolve complex business and technical problems.
Ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, regulations, and applicable laws in the execution of job responsibilities.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in higher education
Previous experience integrating Salesforce with other technologies
Demonstrated experience with data integration using Informatica or similar ETL technologies is desirable.
Any additional active Salesforce.com certifications include: Administrator, Advanced Administrator, Platform App Builder, Platform Developer II

Responsibilities

Support the entire development life cycle, including designing, developing, testing, and deploying Salesforce applications.
Collaborate with UMD clients to understand requirements and configure Salesforce solutions, ensuring thorough documentation.
Work closely with Salesforce admins and developers to identify where custom code is needed to satisfy business requirements, prioritizing the use of Salesforce out-of-the-box features.
Build custom applications using Lightning Web Components.
Maintain and improve existing applications.
Troubleshoot technical issues.
Create and manage workflows, automations, and system triggers, while adhering to development standards.
Design, develop, and maintain Salesforce solutions using Apex, including Lightning Web Components (LWC), Apex Triggers, and Batch, Schedulable, and Queueable interfaces.
Build and enhance Lightning experiences, including custom Lightning pages and Lightning Communities.
Develop and support integrations between Salesforce and external systems using REST APIs.
Participate in the full Salesforce development lifecycle using Agile methodologies, including requirements analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and support.
Deploy and package Salesforce solutions using tools such as Metadata API, Change Sets, Visual Studio Code, Salesforce CLI, and Git.
Configure and manage version control systems and development environments to support team-based development.
Apply Salesforce coding standards and best practices, including governor limit optimization, use of design patterns, and evaluation of design trade-offs in cloud-based architectures.
Write and maintain unit tests to ensure high code coverage, system stability, and long-term maintainability.
Translate functional and non-functional business requirements into scalable technical solutions within Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
Produce and maintain technical design and system documentation.