Lead Salesforce Developer

Benefits:

Competitive salary

Location Onsite: Boston, MA

Experience Level Senior Level (8 or more years of relevant experience)

Role Overview

The Lead Salesforce Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting enterprise Salesforce solutions to meet complex business requirements. This role provides technical leadership across Salesforce architecture, integrations, and administration while collaborating with cross‑functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and maintainable solutions. The position plays a key role in driving platform strategy, modernization, and best practices within a structured delivery environment.

Key Responsibilities

Salesforce Development & Customization

Design, develop, and deploy custom Salesforce applications using Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning components

Build and maintain workflows, process automation, triggers, and validation rules

Customize Salesforce platform functionality to align with evolving business requirements

Architecture & Integration

Define and contribute to Salesforce technical architecture and roadmap

Design and implement integrations with internal and external systems using REST and SOAP APIs

Ensure scalable, secure, and maintainable integration patterns across the platform

Administration & Platform Management

Perform Salesforce administration including user management, security configuration, and data management

Manage environments including sandbox configuration, metadata deployments, and version control

Monitor data integrity, perform audits, and manage data import/export processes

DevOps & Release Management

Support CI/CD processes using Salesforce DevOps tools such as Copado or similar platforms

Coordinate deployments, releases, and environment management activities

Ensure adherence to development standards and release governance processes

Collaboration & Delivery Work closely with business analysts, project managers, and stakeholders to translate requirements into solutions

Provide regular updates on development progress, risks, and delivery timelines

Align Salesforce solutions with broader enterprise and program objectives

Leadership & Mentorship

Provide technical leadership and mentorship to developers and administrators

Promote best practices in Salesforce development, architecture, and governance

Support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement initiatives

Support & Continuous Improvement

Provide technical support and troubleshooting for Salesforce users and systems

Stay current with Salesforce platform updates and recommend improvements

Create and maintain technical documentation for development and administrative processes

Required Qualifications

8 or more years of experience in Salesforce architecture and development

5 or more years of experience designing and implementing complex Salesforce integrations

2 or more years of experience in Salesforce administration

Strong experience with Salesforce Lightning, Apex, Visualforce, SOQL, SOSL, and APIs

Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, data model, and platform best practices

Experience integrating Salesforce with third‑party applications and services

Experience working with DevOps tools for Salesforce deployments

Strong problem‑solving and troubleshooting skills

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Ability to work independently and collaboratively in cross‑functional environments

Preferred Qualifications

Salesforce Developer and/or Administrator certifications

Experience with Salesforce Government Cloud environments

Experience with Agile and Waterfall development methodologies

Experience with tools such as JIRA or similar project management platforms

Exposure to Snowflake, MuleSoft, Informatica Cloud, or Tableau

Experience with advanced Microsoft Office tools including data analysis and visualization

Core Skills & Attributes

Strong leadership and technical ownership mindset

Ability to design scalable and maintainable enterprise solutions

Strong analytical and problem‑solving capabilities

Effective stakeholder communication at all levels

Collaborative approach across technical and business teams

Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment

High attention to detail and commitment to quality

Continuous learning mindset and adaptability