Senior Salesforce Developer

Advanced Drainage Systems • Hilliard, OH

11d • Hybrid

About The Position

Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS) is seeking a Senior Salesforce Developer with emerging AI architecture responsibilities to lead the design, development, and continuous evolution of its Salesforce CRM platform. This technical leadership role delivers scalable solutions across Sales, Marketing, and Engineering, including AI-enabled predictive insights, automation, and data-driven decision-making. The developer collaborates with architects, product owners, business stakeholders, and delivery teams to turn strategic objectives into scalable, future-ready solutions.

The role covers Salesforce development and engineering, AI architecture and innovation, enterprise solution design and integration, collaboration and technical leadership, and delivery and operational excellence. It includes supporting production operations, maintaining platform stability, shaping development standards and governance, and contributing to the platform roadmap and release strategies.

Advanced Drainage Systems is a manufacturer of stormwater and onsite septic wastewater solutions with a global manufacturing and distribution network. The company emphasizes innovation, sustainability, inclusion, and continuous improvement. ADS reports recycling over half a billion pounds of plastic annually and operating approximately 70 manufacturing plants and 40 distribution centers.

The position requires willingness to travel as needed and flexibility to support critical releases or business events outside standard hours when necessary. Applicants must be eligible to work in the United States without restriction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of hands-on Salesforce development experience.
• Strong expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and Visualforce.
• Strong knowledge of the Salesforce security model, including roles, profiles, and permissions.
• Experience with Salesforce reports, dashboards, and data architecture.
• Proven experience with Salesforce integrations, including REST/SOAP APIs and middleware tools such as MuleSoft.
• Experience with AI/ML concepts and enterprise AI platforms such as Einstein AI, Data Cloud, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of data engineering and data pipelines, including DPE or similar frameworks.
• Experience in Agile delivery environments.
• Salesforce Platform Developer Certification.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including root-cause identification and resolution.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to influence technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to balance hands-on development with strategic architectural thinking.
• High ownership mentality focused on delivery, quality, and continuous improvement.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced, collaborative, and evolving environment.
• Willingness to travel as required.
• Must be eligible to work in the United States without restriction.
• Flexibility to support critical releases or business events outside standard hours when needed.

Nice To Haves

• Salesforce Platform Developer II certification.
• Salesforce Application Architect or System Architect certification.
• AI- or Data Cloud-related certifications.
• Experience with Oracle, MuleSoft, and enterprise integration patterns.
• Knowledge of modern web technologies, including HTML5, JavaScript, and APIs.
• Experience implementing AI-driven solutions in CRM or enterprise platforms.
• Familiarity with ServiceNow (SNOW) and enterprise ITSM processes.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy scalable Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and platform capabilities.
• Build and maintain custom applications, integrations, and extensions across the Salesforce ecosystem.
• Create and modify Apex classes, triggers, controllers, and batch processes.
• Configure Salesforce flows, security models, and data structures.
• Own code quality through unit testing, code reviews, and adherence to best practices.
• Lead root cause analysis and resolution of production issues to ensure platform stability.
• Define and implement Salesforce AI strategy using tools such as Einstein AI, Data Cloud, and external AI/ML services.
• Architect predictive analytics and forecasting, AI-powered automation and recommendations, and customer insights and segmentation.
• Partner with business and data teams to identify AI use cases and translate them into scalable solutions.
• Ensure responsible AI practices, including data governance, security, and ethical AI usage.
• Evaluate and integrate emerging AI capabilities to enhance CRM functionality and user experience.
• Lead end-to-end solution design, including enterprise integrations such as APIs, MuleSoft, and Oracle.
• Collaborate with architects to define scalable architecture patterns and design standards.
• Design and implement real-time and batch integrations across enterprise systems.
• Guide teams on data modeling, performance optimization, and system interoperability.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Engineering, and IT leadership to align solutions with business goals.
• Translate business requirements into technical designs and actionable deliverables.
• Mentor developers and provide technical leadership across delivery teams.
• Contribute to continuous improvement, the platform roadmap, and release strategies.
• Lead or support Agile ceremonies and ensure alignment with delivery commitments.
• Develop and execute unit, integration, and user acceptance test strategies.
• Produce technical designs, architecture diagrams, runbooks, and other clear documentation.
• Support production operations through enhancements, bug fixes, and performance tuning.
• Enforce and evolve development standards, governance, and DevOps practices.
• Contribute to release management and deployment processes.
• Travel as required and support critical releases or business events outside standard hours when needed.

Benefits

• Medical and prescription drug plans, telemedicine with a medical plan, HDHP and HSA, dental and vision plans, virtual physical therapy, an employee assistance program, and voluntary accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnification programs.
• Retirement 401(k) program with company match.
• Voluntary employee stock purchase plan.
• Financial wellness planning.
• Paid parental leave.
• Flexible spending accounts for childcare and healthcare.
• Short-term and long-term disability.
• Basic life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) coverage.
• Adoption financial reimbursement.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Voluntary life insurance for employees, spouses, and children.
• Voluntary identity theft and fraud protection.
• Some listed benefits are 100% paid by ADS.

What This Job Offers

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