Senior Salesforce Engineer

WHAT WE DO

Founded in 2007, Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP) is a consulting and technology services company. We consult, design, build and modernize revenue-generating software and data engineering solutions for clients. With modernization services and AI tools, we help businesses achieve a competitive advantage through technology. GAP’s remote, integrated engineering teams use end-to-end solutions to innovate and align with your business goals. We have 600+ English-speaking engineers based in Latin America and approximately 20 U.S.-based engineers. With some of the highest customer satisfaction scores in the industry, GAP’s focus is customer and employee success.

GAP is a woman-owned company headquartered in Austin Texas. We are a values-based company focused on growing our people by investing in education, onsite English classes and training in the latest technologies, including AI, data analytics and machine learning. Our goal is to provide solutions for our customers that help them achieve critical business outcomes, while enabling our GAPSters and our communities to attain long-term success.

Summary

We are looking for a Senior Salesforce Engineer to lead the design, development, and delivery of high-performing, scalable solutions on the Salesforce platform. In this customer-centric role, you will work closely with cross-functional teams—including engineers, product owners, and UI/UX designers—to own new product features and integrations that drive meaningful value for small business customers. In an Agile environment, you will translate complex business requirements into elegant technical architectures, enforce platform security, and take end-to-end ownership from concept through production release.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical

field.

Professional Experience

• 5+ years of hands-on software development experience within the Salesforce ecosystem.

• Relevant experience integrating Salesforce with non-Salesforce applications (external).

• Proven track record leading technical implementations and delivering custom Salesforce applications to production

• Demonstrated expertise in custom development using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and SOQL/SOSL

• Strong background in integrating Salesforce with third-party platforms, Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and enterprise Data Warehouses

• Hands-on experience with modern DevOps pipelines, version control, and automated release management for Salesforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect, develop, and maintain secure, scalable, and high-quality Salesforce applications and custom functionality.

• Own feature delivery end-to-end—from initial requirements gathering and technical design through to release and production monitoring.

• Design and manage robust integrations connecting Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and enterprise Data Warehouses.

• Collaborate iteratively with product owners, technical engineers, and UI/UX designers to deliver seamless user experiences.

• Utilize monitoring tools, logging, and usage analytics to continuously evaluate code health, performance, and platform execution.

• Enforce Salesforce security best practices, data model integrity, sharing rules, and proper order of execution across all custom implementations.

Required Technical Skills

Strong experience in several of the following areas:

• Apex Mastery: Advanced proficiency in custom Apex development (Triggers, Asynchronous execution, Batchable, Queueable, and Schedulable Apex)

• Frontend & LWC: Hands-on experience building custom user interfaces using Lightning Web Components (LWC), JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3

• Data & SOQL/SOSL: Advanced SOQL/SOSL query writing and performance optimization, data modeling, and relationship handling

• Platform Architecture: Deep understanding of Salesforce security models (Profiles, Permission Sets, Sharing Rules), Flows, and Order of Execution

• DevOps & Release Management: Version control and release orchestration using Git, Salesforce CLI (SFDX), sandboxes, and automated CI/CD workflows.

• Integrations: Building and maintaining REST/SOAP APIs and data sync processes with external systems and Data Warehouses

Nice-to-have skills

• Practical experience leveraging AI-assisted coding tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor) to accelerate development and unit test generation

• Exposure to Marketing Cloud API integrations, OmniStudio, or Salesforce Data Cloud architectures

• Official Salesforce Certifications (e.g., Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I / II, Platform App Builder)

Soft Skills

• Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal)

• Outstanding written, verbal, and visual communication skills, with the ability to articulate architectural decisions and whiteboard solutions

• Strong collaborative mindset with enthusiasm for partnering with UI/UX designers to create exceptional user experiences

• High curiosity, learning agility, and comfort navigating complex problem spaces independently

• Strong technical ownership, problem-solving skills, and data-driven decision-making discipline

At Growth Acceleration Partners, we're an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We value everyone's unique background, and we provide equal opportunities regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other personal right protected by law. We foster a culture of belonging and strive to provide a welcoming environment where everyone feels safe to contribute and grow.