Salesforce Developer and Technical Architect

Job Description Job Overview The Salesforce Developer and Technical Architect is an integral part of the E-Commerce Digital Marketing team and vital to our growth, sales, and marketing strategy. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our online e‑commerce platform and websites. Working closely with designers, product managers, frontend and backend developers, and IT, you will build and sustain high‑quality, scalable, well‑designed, functional, optimized, easy‑to‑use, and engaging e‑commerce websites, platforms, and solutions that drive traffic. You will lead, manage, and optimize the code, tools, and deployment processes for all BendPak e‑commerce sites, including third‑party integrations such as CSD, Salesforce Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Avalara, and Synchrony. Additionally, you will partner with Executive Management and Business Leadership to guide digital‑marketing and e‑commerce technology projects from ideation to deployment. Responsibilities Utilize your expertise in Salesforce Commerce Cloud to design and develop new software and enhance existing software solutions that meet specified criteria. Lead in the design and development of Salesforce custom solutions comprising work in Apex, Visual Force, Salesforce APIs, Lightning, and data migration. Oversee the development work of junior developers and ensure the use of best practices in all development efforts. Communicate with project managers, clients and other developers to design cohesive project strategies and ensure effective collaboration throughout all phases of development, testing and deployment. Maintain a flexible and proactive work environment to facilitate a quick response to changing project requirements and customer objectives, and innovate ways to meet mission goals successfully. Interact directly with clients, managers and end users as necessary to analyze project objectives and capability requirements, including specifications for user interfaces, customized applications and interactions with internal Salesforce instances. Assist the Support Team with escalated issues arising from support of internal and customer‑facing Salesforce environment, especially related to customized applications, user permissions, security settings, custom objects and workflows. Facilitate solution design sessions and code reviews, advocate Salesforce best practices, recommend alternate approaches and create architectural designs. Provide estimates of work effort for new projects and enhancements. Design, code, and test solutions. Analyze and mitigate issues identified during testing. Follow an iterative software development methodology and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle and support. Facilitate and actively participate in meetings with representatives from business and/or IT units. Take accountability for quality of deliverables, provide status on development effort, and deliver on expectations. Collaborate closely with clients to understand their requirements, provide technical insights, and deliver tailored solutions. Develop and maintain SFCC applications, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and scalability. Leverage your experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React or Vue, and online commerce to enhance the customer experience and platform functionality. Apply design patterns and design principles to create well‑structured and maintainable code. Lead and participate in code reviews to maintain code quality, adherence to best practices, and continuous improvement. Mentor team members and share knowledge to enhance the team's skill set. Serve as Full‑Stack Developer with a focus on frontend development, implementing features on our Salesforce Commerce Cloud Platform. Write accessible, cross‑browser compatible HTML, CSS, and Javascript on our SFCC platform with a multi‑site SFRA architecture. Work with UX to translate mockups and wireframes into responsive ISML page templates. Creatively solve complex problems to develop quality, on‑budget, and on‑schedule solutions to various projects and initiatives. Integrate third‑party vendors, Synchrony, CSD, Avalara, Stripe, Pimly, Pimberly, etc., into our storefront. Support and carry out best practices for content, layout, navigation, and site architecture. Develop end‑to‑end Ecommerce solutions on the Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) platform, including both front‑end and back‑end components. Collaborate with designers to implement visually appealing and user‑friendly interfaces that enhance the customer experience. Implement responsive and mobile‑friendly designs to ensure seamless user experiences across different devices and platforms. Customize and extend SFCC functionalities, including catalog management, pricing rules, promotions, inventory management, and order processing, to meet business requirements. Integrate SFCC with third‑party systems, services, and APIs such as payment gateways, shipping providers, and marketing automation tools. Implement proofs of concept to prove any new technologies or integration scenarios and identify customization's needed to SFCC platform for meeting client requirements. Integrate commerce cloud with 3rd party/back‑end systems leveraging link cartridge/OCAPI/custom services while ensuring scalability, performance and coding guidelines. Design and develop server‑side components using SFCC's Business Manager and scripting languages like JavaScript, including custom controllers, pipelines, and scripts. Develop and optimize front‑end components using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React or Vue, ensuring cross‑browser compatibility and performance. Implement and maintain unit tests, functional tests, and integration tests to ensure code quality and system stability. Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to gather requirements, estimate effort, and provide technical recommendations for Ecommerce projects. Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to SFCC functionality, integrations, and performance. Implement build and release management using CI/CD strategies (leveraging tools like Jenkins and DevOps practices), implement Mocha/Chai unit and functional test cases in order to reduce costs while ensuring quality. Stay updated with the latest SFCC features, releases, and best practices, and proactively identify opportunities to improve Ecommerce solutions. Document designs (data structures, algorithms, constraints, dependencies, etc.) and review with others to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of the solution. Collaborate with appropriate team members/stakeholders to identify business requirements and identify possible solutions. Document code created, testing, and deployment processes used. Stay informed and educated on changing technologies, frameworks, design approaches, and software development best practices. Follow development best practices, including compliance to internal and external regulations. Partner with other developers on large‑scale solution design challenges. Present software solution recommendations to project stakeholders and/or developers/architects, including alternatives, risk evaluation and mitigation. Participate in architecture planning. Design, diagram, and create relational databases. Develop solutions following SaaS platform best practices. (e.g., Salesforce, CSD, Workday, etc.) Maintain existing mission critical software systems including updates, enhancements, and fixes. Collaborate with team members/stakeholders to ensure solutions are tested, secure, and monitored. Resolve errors within software systems. Respond to service desk tickets and requests from project managers or leadership. Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast‑paced environment and collaborate with diverse teams. Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. Strong understanding of category navigation and overall site taxonomies in the e‑commerce space. Organized with ability to put ideas into a tangible form. Detail oriented and able to follow established design guidelines. Participates in releases and support as necessary, including outside of traditional work hours. Performs other responsibilities as required. Skills High School diploma required, Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred. 4+ years of hands‑on experience as a Software Engineer, with a strong Java background. 4+ years of hands‑on developing Ecommerce applications, specifically proven experience in Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) development.(D2C Commerce, ( B2C Commerce (Demandware), B2B Commerce Classic (CloudCraze), or B2B Commerce Lightning) 4+ years of proven experience in delivering solutions across Salesforce products including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Industry Clouds, Experience Cloud, Pardot, D2C, B2B, B2B2C Commerce, and Data Cloud. 4+ years of strong proficiency in SFRA (Storefront Reference Architecture), including customization, extension, and integration capabilities. 4+ years’ experience with the following technologies: C#, .NET, PHP, AMPscript, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML 4+ years’ experience with: SQL Server, Node.js, Sass, Bootstrap, TypeScript, MongoDB, jQuery, REST, and any modern front‑end framework (Meteor, Angular, React or Vue) 4+ years’ experience developing with: CMS technology such as Drupal, or other CMS frameworks, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or other cloud infrastructure and development pipelines automation technologies. In-depth knowledge of Salesforce products and services, including Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Partner Communities, B2B Commerce and Service Cloud Expertise in various technical areas such as data modeling, integration, security and customization Proficient with Apex, VisualForce, Lightning, Java, and JavaScript Proficient with Object Oriented Programming methodology and Salesforce best practices Previous experience with Azure DevOps, DX, Tricentis Tosca, Oracle SOA a plus Experience with server‑side development using scripting languages like JavaScript, including Salesforce Commerce Cloud Business Manager and Controllers. Familiarity with version control systems like GitHub, Git, Agile development methodologies, and DevOps practices. Strong understanding of web services, RESTful APIs, SOAP, and integration techniques with third‑party systems. Salesforce B2C Commerce Developer with SFRA Certification preferred. Hands‑on development experience with Vue.js preferred. Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure preferred. Strong knowledge of Ecommerce concepts, such as catalog architecture, pricing and inventory management strategies, payment processors, and technologies that support a successful Ecommerce strategy such as PIM, OMS, and ERP Understanding of performance optimization techniques and SEO best practices in an Ecommerce context Knowledge of Salesforce CDP and MCP a plus Knowledge of PIM a plus Knowledge of Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (formerly Pardot) Knowledge of OMS and WMS a plus Strong understanding of online commerce concepts and practices. Excellent grasp of design patterns, design principles, and software architecture. Experience in interacting with clients, gathering requirements, and providing technical solutions. Strong problem‑solving skills and the ability to work in a fast‑paced environment. Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with vendors, other departments, and team members. Expert in Salesforce development, including Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Lightning Flows. Experience developing responsive, accessible websites. Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills. SFCC Certified Developer or SFCC Certified Architect a plus. Page Designer experience a plus. Deep, hands‑on technical understanding of SFCC’s data extension architecture, and integration and automation capabilities. Understanding of web / front‑end development languages and principals Ability to type 45-60 WPM with 95% accuracy. Professional communication and oral skills required, most importantly writing and grammar accuracy. Strong PC skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and web‑based and Windows‑based software and databases, and general internet use. Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with vendors. Ability to maintain confide #J-18808-Ljbffr 6AM City