Job Description

POSITION SUMMARY:
The Salesforce Developer will provide innovative solutions for business needs while balancing effort and feasibility with cost and maintainability. A successful candidate will have a record of delivering technical solutions under timeline and budget constraints and a proven track record of working efficiently with business and technical teams. This role involves not only application development, but also project management, business and technical analysis, training, mentoring, innovation, collaboration and supporting other technical and business resources.

Our team has a solid local presence so, MN based candidates with easy access to our World Headquarters in downtown Minneapolis are preferred. There is no required set schedule for remote vs onsite work.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Software Development:
• Participated in all phases of software development. Including functional analysis, development of technical requirements, prototyping, coding, testing, deployment, and support.
• Develops high-quality and scalable application logic with Apex and SOQL
• Develops highly interactive UI using Lightning Web Components (LWC), modern JavaScript (ES6+), and CSS/SASS.
• Builds and customizes applications using the Salesforce Platform, including Salesforce Flow, Apex, and Lightning Experience, while ensuring smooth integration with external systems via RESTful APIs, OAuth, and event-based architectures.
• Applies Salesforce best practices, design patterns, and secure coding principles for building enterprise-grade applications.
• Champions Salesforce adoption and acts as a subject matter expert (SME) for the latest Salesforce features and releases.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams from Sales, Marketing, and Service to implement, support, and expand cloud applications across the organization.
• Creates and executes comprehensive unit tests, integration tests, and automated test suites using tools like Salesforce CLI, ApexMocks, and Jest for LWC.
• Operates and leverages Agile, Scrum, and DevOps methodologies, utilizing tools such as Salesforce DX, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and SFDX CLI.
• Gathers, analyzes, and documents functional and technical requirements for new projects, enhancements to existing solutions, and production issues reported by end users, maintaining a focus on scalability and maintainability.
• Other duties as assigned.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
Knowledge of:
• Experience with the Lightning Component Framework, including Lightning Web Components (LWC) and Aura Components.
• Proficiency in Apex, JavaScript ES6+, TypeScript, and modern front-end frameworks.
• Strong understanding of web development best practices, with a focus on application security, performance, and data privacy.
• Understanding of multi-tenant architecture and considerations when working within Salesforce Governor Limits.
• Experience with Sales, Service, and Experience Clouds, along with platform automation using Flow Builder and Apex Triggers.
• Familiarity with Salesforce DevOps processes and tools, such as Copado, Gearset, or Autorabbit.
• Hands-on experience in integration technologies like Salesforce Connect, Platform Events, Change Data Capture (CDC), and MuleSoft.
Ability to:
• Collaborate efficiently with business and technical teams.
• Demonstrate understanding and ability to articulate complex requirements.

Education and/or Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Administration, Engineering or other, related fields preferred. However, upon evaluation, equivalent related experience and/or education may be substituted for degree requirement.
• 2 or more years of application development experience specifically in Salesforce application. development, including code-based and declarative techniques.
• Experience with Software Development Life Cycle best practices.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: (Additional qualifications that may make a person even more effective in the role, but are not required for consideration)
• Salesforce Developer Advanced Certification.
• Custom development experience on other platforms (i.e., C#, Java, Python).
• Experience in a Scrum/Agile development environment.
• Understanding and experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment tools.
• Willingness to learn and use new technologies.
• Experience in a non-profit environment.

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About the Team

NMDP offers regular, full-time employees medical, dental, vision, life and disability, accident/critical illness/hospital, well-being, legal, identity theft and pet benefits. Retirement, paid time off/holidays, leave and incentive plans are also offered to eligible employees. Please reference this link for more information: NMDP Benefit Information