Senior Salesforce Engineer

Senior Salesforce Engineer
Location

• India (Remote)
• Mexico (Remote)

Duration

• Initial 6-month contract engagement

Employment Type

• India: Full-time on BigRio/EcoSync payroll
• Mexico: 6-month contract

Shift / Work Hours
The resource can be offshore, but must provide sufficient overlap with the U.S. team, ideally through 12:00 PM CST.

Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Senior Salesforce Engineer to join our team on a contract basis. The engineer will design, develop, and maintain scalable Salesforce solutions that support customer, sales, and service operations. This role will collaborate with internal stakeholders, architects, and cross-functional engineering teams to ensure the Salesforce ecosystem is robust, secure, and aligned with strong engineering and architectural practices.
The ideal candidate will bring deep Salesforce technical expertise, hands-on integration experience, and the discipline to enforce modern engineering standards across the platform.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and enhance Salesforce applications using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, and SOQL.
• Implement integrations with external systems using REST APIs and event-driven messaging platforms (e.g., Kafka).
• Collaborate with architects and business analysts to translate requirements into scalable, maintainable solutions.
• Establish and follow engineering best practices, including source control (Git), code reviews, branching strategies, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and environment management.
• Establish and maintain Azure DevOps-based workflows, including repositories, pipelines, and automated testing for Salesforce engineering.
• Ensure solutions follow Salesforce security, data modeling, and performance best practices.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies, providing technical expertise and leadership during sprints and releases.
• Optimize workflows, automations, and data processes across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and custom Salesforce applications.
• Provide technical mentoring and knowledge sharing when required.
• Support production environments, troubleshoot issues, and drive root-cause analysis for long-term reliability.
• Stay current with Salesforce platform updates, releases, and new features, recommending adoption where beneficial.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 6+ years of Salesforce development experience with strong expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Salesforce APIs.
• Proven experience working with Salesforce core products such as Sales Cloud and Service Cloud.
• Strong hands-on experience with API integrations (REST/SOAP) and event-driven architectures (Kafka, Pub/Sub).
• Solid understanding of modern engineering practices, including Git-based source control, Salesforce DX/metadata management, branching strategies, CI/CD, automated testing, and deployment management.
• Familiarity with Azure DevOps repositories and pipelines.
• Strong knowledge of Salesforce data modeling, security architecture, and sharing rules.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Platform Developer II certification or equivalent advanced Salesforce certifications.
• Experience with industry-specific Salesforce products such as Health Cloud or Financial Services Cloud.
• Experience implementing logging, monitoring, and observability practices within Salesforce and integrated systems.
• Background in Agile/Scrum delivery environments with strong cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Prior experience establishing or enforcing engineering standards across Salesforce teams.