Staff Software Engineer

Staff Software Engineer- Salesforce

Convera has embarked on a major business transformation journey to reimagine the customer experience in Financial Services and Salesforce will play a critical role in building the new Business Enablement Platform across global business functions. As a Senior Salesforce Developer on the Product & Technology (P&T) team you will play a crucial role in the design, development, and implementation of our Salesforce solutions and integrations. In this role, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to understand requirements, architect scalable solutions, and deliver high-quality Salesforce applications. To perform this job successfully, the individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily and possess strong verbal and written communication skills.  

 

Responsibilities: 

• Lead collaborative discussions as a technical leader within the Product & Technology team 
• Partner with business leaders to define the systems architecture strategy to support rapid growth and scaling of our GTM teams including Marketing, Sales, Customer Success, Engineering, and Operations 
• Provide expertise and guidance in Salesforce best practices, development methodologies, and code quality standards 
• Ability to work cross functionally across Product & Technology, GTM, and Operations to gain consensus from multiple stakeholders and lead major change efforts requiring cross functional leadership collaboration and conflict  
• Mentor and guide junior developers, ensuring adherence to coding standards, best practices, and performance optimization 
• Stay up to date with Salesforce platform updates, new features, and industry trends, and proactively recommend solutions and enhancements 
• Coordinate and manage Salesforce release updates, including sandbox management, change sets, and deployment activities 
• Perform code reviews to identify and address potential issues, ensuring scalability, reliability, and maintainability of the Salesforce platform 
• Collaborate with Salesforce administrators and other teams to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues. 
• Provide detailed level of effort estimates for proposed solutions 
• Articulate the benefits and risks to a solution’s feasibility and functionality 
• Oversee data quality standards to ensure consistency and reliability across all platforms 
• Ensure proper documentation (i.e. architecture diagrams) of process flows between systems is maintained and implement/maintain connections between Salesforce and other business systems  
• Able to see the big picture while also being hands-on and in the details 
• Continuously enhance your knowledge and skills through training, certifications, and participation in Salesforce user groups and events 

 

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent work experience in a similar position  
• 5+ years as a Salesforce Developer 
• Certifications: Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer 1, Platform Developer 2, and Platform Application Builder 
• Strong knowledge in Sales Cloud and Experience Cloud.  
• Extensive hands-on experience in Salesforce development, with a focus on Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning components. 
• Experience with Salesforce.com and supporting integrations 
• Experience with Salesforce APIs, web services, and integration patterns (REST, SOAP, Bulk API, etc.). 
• Solid understanding of object-oriented programming principles, design patterns, and data modeling concepts. 
• Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills, with the ability to analyze complex issues and provide efficient solutions 
• Experience in working across a geographically disbursed / remote organization 
• Experience with large scale transformation/modernization programs 
• Strong mentoring skills as a senior technical leader for less experienced team members 
• Ability to understand and support internal and external team members on the delivery and execution of complex projects 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with the following tools or similar, Copado, Gearset, AutoRABIT, Jenkins, GitLab, Github, CodeScan, PMD, Selenium, Copado Robotic Testing, Provar, Visual Studio Code. 
• Proficiency in Microsoft applications, including MS Office Suite, Visio, SharePoint, and Outlook. 
• Nice to have: Javascript Developer 1, Development Lifecycle and Deployment Architect, Ownbackup experience, and Copado Fundamentals 1 and 2 certification.

 

About Convera

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. Formerly Western Union Business Solutions, we leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs. Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, result-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment. As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.

 

We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including:

• Competitive salary
• Opportunity to earn an annual bonus.
• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
• A flexible approach to work

There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.