Software Engineer (Salesforce)

Delta Dental•Oakland, CA

2d•$81,265 - $176,073•Hybrid

About The Position

The Software Engineer (Salesforce) designs, builds, and scales enterprise-grade solutions on the Salesforce platform. The role calls for strong technical depth, architectural thinking, and sound judgment in choosing low-code, no-code, or pro-code approaches based on business needs, scalability, and maintainability. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Salesforce core development, Sales Cloud, Partner Portals, and AI-enabled solutions using leading LLM platforms. Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud, Salesforce Industries Cloud—especially Health Cloud—and Digital Insurance solutions is highly desirable. This is a hybrid position requiring onsite work 1–2 days per week in Oakland, California, or Alpharetta, Georgia. Candidates should live within approximately 50 miles of one of those locations and be prepared to attend an onsite interview. The position does not offer visa sponsorship; applicants must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship, including CPT, OPT, TN, or H-1B. The national base pay range is $81,265–$176,073 (Pay Grade 21). Actual pay may vary based on qualifications, experience, education, certifications, work location, and internal equity. The role requires a background check. Delta Dental is an equal opportunity employer and is unable to hire individuals residing in certain listed states and U.S. territories.

Requirements

At least 2 years of hands-on Salesforce platform development experience, with strong expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce Flows, and Flow Orchestration.
At least 3 years of experience with Salesforce Sales Cloud.
At least 1 year of experience with Salesforce Partner Portals / Experience Cloud.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science or an equivalent technical field; additional experience may be accepted in lieu of education or a degree.
Solid understanding of the Salesforce security model, role hierarchy, sharing rules, and data modeling.
Experience designing and consuming APIs and enterprise integrations.
Required certifications: Salesforce Platform Developer I, Salesforce Platform Developer II, and Salesforce Administrator Certification.
Demonstrated ability to make sound architectural decisions across low-code, no-code, and pro-code solutions.
Ability to identify key issues and details and present understandable alternatives to technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to create and maintain technical documentation supporting testing, installation, operations, deployment, and product maintenance.
Ability to present data effectively to facilitate understanding of findings.
Analytical and creative problem-solving skills for the design, development, and testing of systems.
Ability to adhere to organizational processes and procedures, including Scrum and design artifacts.
Knowledge of Agile development methodologies.
Commitment to continued learning and process improvement.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship.
Must live within approximately 50 miles of Oakland, CA, or Alpharetta, GA, and be able to work onsite 1–2 days per week.
Must be prepared to participate in an onsite interview.
Must undergo a background check if applying.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Salesforce Industry Clouds; Salesforce Health Cloud experience is highly preferred.
At least 1 year of experience with Revenue Cloud Advanced.
Experience with Salesforce Data Cloud.
Experience with Agentforce.
Experience with Digital Insurance platforms or insurance-domain solutions, including policy lifecycle, underwriting, claims, and partner/producer portals.
Experience implementing AI/LLM solutions in enterprise applications.
Additional Salesforce certifications in Data Cloud, AI, Revenue Cloud, or Industries.
Experience with Salesforce DevOps tools such as Git, Copado, Gearset, and CI/CD.
Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
Experience in regulated industries such as insurance, healthcare, or life sciences.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and deploy Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and Flow Orchestration.
Choose no-code, low-code, or pro-code approaches based on functional, performance, and scalability requirements.
Build and enhance Partner Portals and Experience Cloud solutions for external users.
Develop and optimize Salesforce Sales Cloud solutions.
Implement and integrate Salesforce Data Cloud to enable unified, real-time customer insights.
Design and support Revenue Cloud Advanced solutions, including product configuration, pricing, and billing workflows.
Use Agentforce to implement AI-assisted workflows and intelligent automation.
Design, integrate, and operationalize AI-powered features using LLMs, including OpenAI and Anthropic models, for conversational interfaces, automation, summarization, and decision support.
Collaborate with architects and platform teams to integrate AI services securely and responsibly into Salesforce applications.
Design and build integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, and middleware tools.
Enforce best practices for security, data access, sharing, performance, and scalability.
Participate in solution design discussions, peer code reviews, and release management.
Work with product, business, and architecture teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Mentor junior engineers and promote Salesforce development and platform-governance best practices.
Support CI/CD pipelines and Salesforce DevOps processes.