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Salesforce Engineer
Newark, NJ (Hybrid) | Right to Hire
About the Role
- A major investment firm is looking for a skilled Salesforce Engineer to design, develop, and support custom solutions on the Salesforce platform
- Work closely with stakeholders, project managers, and administrators to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions
- Optimize system performance and ensure smooth integrations with external systems
- Location: Newark, NJ (Hybrid)
- Employment Type: Right to Hire
- Pay: $65 - $75/hr on W2, depending on experience (No C2C)
Key Responsibilities
- Build custom applications, triggers, classes, and user interfaces using Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components (LWC)
- Create and maintain secure data integrations between Salesforce and external applications using web services, APIs, and SOQL
- Design scalable business logic, configure automation (declarative Flows vs. custom code), and manage data models
- Write test classes, support release deployment cycles, debug errors, and troubleshoot production issues
- Maintain existing applications, refactor legacy code, and optimize for governor limits
- Ensure proper sharing rules and security compliance
- Partner with business teams and administrators to analyze requirements and provide technical guidance
Required Skills and Qualifications
- 3 - 5 years of professional software development experience with a strong focus on the Salesforce platform
- Proficiency in Apex (classes, triggers, and asynchronous processing), SOQL, and JavaScript
- Hands-on experience with Lightning Web Components (LWC) and modern web technologies (HTML, CSS)
- Solid understanding of the Salesforce data model, standard/custom objects, security profiles, and permission sets
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, IT, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience)
- Excellent problem-solving abilities
- Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- Salesforce Platform Developer I, Platform App Builder, and Administrator certifications
- Familiarity with Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, or Experience Cloud
- Experience with source control and deployment tools used in Salesforce release management
- Copado experience is a plus
Salary : $65 - $75