Sr. Salesforce Developer

Non-Profit Senior Salesforce Developer/Architect

Marin County, Full-time-Onsite, hybrid (2 days/week), $160,000–$170,000

Note: Must be legally able to work in the USA, without visa sponsorship and being able to commute to Marin County for at least 2 days/week onsite.

About the Opportunity

Our client is a well-established Bay Area philanthropic foundation that manages grant making, donor engagement, and impact measurement through a mature, multi-app Salesforce environment. They are seeking a Non-Profit Senior Salesforce Developer/Architect to serve as the lead technical owner of that platform and to guide the organization's transition from Nonprofit Success Pack (NPSP) to Nonprofit Cloud (NPC).

You’ll work closely with the Salesforce Administrator, program and grants teams, finance, and executive leadership to translate complex organizational needs into sustainable Salesforce architecture and high-quality implementations. This role reports to the head of technology.

What You’ll Do

Build non profit and Architect Solutions

• Design and develop Salesforce applications using Apex, Lightning Web Components, Mule, Flows, and other declarative tools
• Serve as technical architect for data models, automation, and custom objects supporting grants management, donor engagement, program/case management, pipelines, and impact tracking in Nonprofit Cloud
• Make intentional configure-vs-code decisions that prioritize maintainability, performance, and alignment with NPC's standard data model
• Define and manage release cycles, including sandbox strategy, branching, testing protocols, and production deployments

Support and Enhance the Nonprofit Cloud Instance

• Act as technical lead for the NPC environment, optimizing and extending fundraising, program, pipelines, and case management modules
• Design enhancements to NPC's party model and data architecture to accommodate complex grant making workflows, multi-year grants, and relationship tracking
• Leverage NPC's standard capabilities where possible and address gaps through custom development where necessary
• Support ongoing data quality, model refinement, and feature adoption across departments

Connect Systems and Protect Data

• Design, implement, and support integrations between Salesforce and finance/ERP platforms, document management systems, grant portals, and analytics/BI tools
• Ensure data integrity, security, and compliance through role-based access, sharing models, field-level security, and audit controls
• Lead data quality initiatives, including deduplication, standardization, reference data management, and monitoring

Analyze, Design, and Partner Across the Organization

• Collaborate with program staff, grants managers, philanthropy teams, and finance to understand the workflows and outcomes they need
• Establish integrations between the primary Salesforce org and Salesforce instances used by affiliated entities
• Elicit and document business requirements and user stories, then translate them into technical designs and implementation plans
• Prototype and iterate on solutions that streamline processes rather than add complexity
• Create clear documentation of architecture, data models, integrations, and operational procedures for technical and non-technical audiences

Establish Standards and Governance

• Implement Salesforce and NPC best practices for security, change management, and governance appropriate for a mid-sized nonprofit
• Help define and enforce coding standards, branching strategies, test coverage, and quality gates
• Ensure compliance with data privacy requirements and internal controls related to donor, grantee, and program data
• Proactively address risks related to scalability, performance, technical debt, and vendor dependencies

Mentor and Lead

• Partner closely with the Salesforce Administrator, clarifying ownership boundaries and ensuring a cohesive operating model
• Serve as technical mentor to the Salesforce Administrator and internal user base
• Lead interactions with external consultants, including code reviews and design guidance
• Contribute to the Salesforce platform roadmap and long-term technical strategy alongside leadership

Required Qualifications

• Direct, hands‑on production experience with Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud (NPC), including fundraising and at least one other module (program, case, pipelines, or grant making)
• 6+ years of hands‑on Salesforce development experience in complex, multi-object, multi‑integration environments
• Strong proficiency in Apex, Lightning Web Components, SOQL, and Salesforce APIs, with demonstrated experience designing and maintaining integrations
• Experience with Nonprofit Cloud configuration and data models
• Experience leading, or playing a primary technical role in, a migration or major redesign involving NPSP and/or Nonprofit Cloud data models
• Deep understanding of Salesforce security, data modeling, and automation tools (Flows, validation rules, approval processes, etc.)
• Experience working directly with non-technical stakeholders to gather requirements, present options, and deliver user‑centric solutions
• Demonstrated ownership of the full development lifecycle: discovery, design, build, testing, deployment, documentation, and support
• Salesforce Platform Developer I certification, plus additional advanced Salesforce certifications
• Experience implementing AI‑powered features within Salesforce (e.g., Einstein AI, predictive analytics, automated insights)

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Nonprofit Cloud Consultant and/or Nonprofit Success Pack Consultant certifications, or equivalent expertise
• Salesforce Platform Developer II certification
• PMP certification
• Experience in philanthropic, nonprofit, or mission‑driven organizations, particularly with grants management, donor management, or impact/outcomes reporting
• Experience with Agile or other iterative delivery methodologies (Scrum, Kanban), including backlog management and sprint‑based work
• Background supporting reporting and analytics solutions (Salesforce reports and dashboards and/or external BI tools)
• Experience with DevOps and CI/CD tooling for Salesforce (Git‑based workflows, deployment automation)
• Experience developing and bringing a Salesforce application to market through the AppExchange

Compensation and Benefits

Salary range: $160,000–$170,000.

• Full benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage
• A retirement plan with a generous employer contribution
• Life and disability insurance
• Generous paid time off