Senior Salesforce Developer (Only W2 candidates)

Senior Salesforce Developer Location: Remote Travel: 1 2x per year (occasionally up to 4x) for cross-functional hackathons (Austin, TX) Duration: 6-month contract to hire Role Overview: Senior-level, hands-on Salesforce Developer focused on full-stack development with a backend emphasis. This is not a ticket-only execution role requires someone who can think beyond user stories and contribute to architecture, design, and scalable solutions. Strong communication skills and a growth mindset are critical. Current Environment / Project: • Supporting an established Salesforce ecosystem • Core platforms: • Sales Cloud (B2B) • Service Cloud (customer support workflows) • Marketing Cloud (supporting engagement layer) • Integrated with two external platforms • Focus on enhancing and evolving an existing implementation rather than net-new build Key Responsibilities: • Design and develop scalable Salesforce solutions across Sales and Service Cloud • Build and maintain backend-heavy logic and integrations • Contribute to architecture decisions and long-term platform strategy • Develop in Apex and Lightning Web Components (LWC) • Work cross-functionally with business and technical teams • Participate in innovation initiatives (e.g., internal hackathons) Required Skills / Experience: • Strong experience in: • Sales Cloud • Service Cloud • Full-stack Salesforce development (backend-leaning) • Apex development and REST API integrations • Experience building and consuming APIs • LWC (Lightning Web Components) • Strong communication and problem-solving skills • Ability to think architecturally, not just execute tasks Nice to Have: • Experience with: • Data Cloud • Experience Cloud • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS or Google Cloud Platform preferred) • DevOps mindset (CI/CD exposure; pipeline implementation forthcoming) Additional Notes: • Emphasis on capability and impact over years of experience • Looking for someone curious, adaptable, and eager to learn new Salesforce features • Team is evolving toward stronger DevOps maturity (CI/CD not yet implemented)