Job Specifications
BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated Senior Salesforce Developer in Reston, VA
Position Title: Senior Salesforce Developer
Location: Reston, VA - 4 days Onsite and 1 day remote
Anticipated Start Date: 26th-Janaury-2025
Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.
Expected Duration: 6 Months contract with possiblity of extension
Job Type: [FULL TIME (>=40 HRS WEEKLY), [CONTRACT], [Hybrid]
Pay Range: $50.00/hr - $55.00/hr
Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).
Job Description:
Requirements:
• Proficiency in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components (LWC), and SOQL/SOSL.
• Experience with Salesforce APIs (REST/SOAP), OAuth, and integration patterns.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture, including governor limits and security.
• Familiarity with CI/CD tools (e.g., Git, Jenkins, Salesforce DX).
• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions.
Certifications (Highly Preferred)
• Salesforce Platform Developer I & II
• Salesforce Application Architect or System Architect
• Salesforce Certified Integration Architecture Designer
• Salesforce Certified JavaScript Developer I (for LWC-heavy roles)
Soft Skills
• Strong problem-solving and analytical thinking.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to lead projects and work independently.
Additional Job Responsibilities:
• Analyze highly complex business requirements; generate technical specifications to design or redesign complex software components and applications.
• Act as an expert technical resource for modeling, simulation and analysis efforts.
• Leverage industry best practices to design, test, implement and support a solution.
• Assure quality security and compliance requirements are met for supported area.
• Be flexible and thrive in an evolving environment.
• Adapt to change quickly and adjust work accordingly in a positive manner.
Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field required.
• Development experience in needed language or technology (e.g. - WebSphere, Informatica etc.).
• Hands on experience in designing, developing and successful deployment of large scale projects from end-to-end.
• Hands on experience in following the iterative and agile SDLC.
• 2+ experience in the Salesforce platform (development experience must exceed 5 years)
• Knowledge in SOAP API, REST API, and Bulk API
• Experience integration Salesforce with 3rd party APIs
• Strong skills with HTML, CSS, JavaScript and UI frameworks within Visualforce pages or Lightning components
• Experience with development tools such as Visual Force, Git
• Deep understanding of the limitations on the Salesforce platform, specifically with governor limits and best practices in delivering solutions.
• Familiar with Salesforce Administration: configuration, standard data model, security, and automation such as validation rules, workflows, and process flows.
• Proficient with at least a one other backend language or environment (e.g. Java, Python, Node, etc..)
• Experience in working with complex Salesforce environments
• Experience working on multiple projects, ability to QA your own work and others, and follow best practices
• You pride yourself in writing clean code, test thoroughly, strong documentation, and high test coverage
• Conducts code review in accordance with recommendations.
• Some experience with LWC
Benefits:
BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.