Staff Software Engineer II, Salesforce

We are seeking an outstanding senior-level software engineer to design, implement and maintain world-class sales and business process execution with the Salesforce CRM platform.
What you will be doing…
You will be responsible for designing, implementing and maintaining all aspects of the Salesforce platform as well as external integrations with multiple Salesforce APIs. You will work with native Salesforce platform components in front-end and back-end use case scenarios. And you will execute your work following best practices for software engineering in development, testing, build and release management.

You will want to draw on your architectural skills and experience to evaluate advantages and trade-offs in finding robust and scalable solutions to business problems. Whether it is leveraging the abilities of the SFDC environment, build vs. buy decisioning, or defining a custom solution – you can provide the necessary depth of understanding and analysis to make the right decision at the right time.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the entire engineering team to solve complex problems
• Design and develop robust & scalable solutions around the Salesforce CRM platform
• Contribute to our team’s growing set of development tools and processes
• Lead initiatives that cross functional and team boundaries
• Provide meaningful code and design reviews
• Work with product stakeholders to define the future of the Salesforce platform
• Leave the codebase better than you found it

Preferred skills

• Ability to learn and apply new technologies quickly
• Experience working with all aspects of the Salesforce platform, including APIs and 3 rd -party related components
• Demonstrated experience with one or more object-oriented or functional programming languages
• Integration experience with web services and micro-service architectures
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a party of a team
• Experience with agile development methodologies
• Salesforce Technical Architect certification a plus

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of relevant development experience
• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related discipline with significant computer coursework
• Excellent object-oriented or functional programming skills
• Excellent cross-team communicator with technical and non-technical team members
• Prior experience with Salesforce system management and oversight

Who You Are

• Driven. You have capability and passion for both front-end and back-end disciplines of software engineering.
• Technical chops. You know the Salesforce eco-system in-depth and understand how to use the platform effectively. In addition, you will be familiar with services leveraged by cloud technologies such as databases, queues, and asynchronous/parallel operations. Bonus points if you hold a Salesforce technical certification.
• Productive. You believe in automation and writing tests for your own code as a way of maintaining high quality in your products. You love writing things that "just work" - things that are robust, scalable, and perform well.
• A Team Player. You enjoy collaborating, learning from or teaching others so we can all become better developers.

What’s in it for you?
Valassis offers a generous total rewards benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401K matching and generous PTO allowance. A wide variety of additional benefits like life insurance, employee assistance and pet insurance are also available, not to mention smart and friendly coworkers!
Who We Are
Valassis, a Vericast business, is the leader in marketing technology and consumer engagement. We work with over 60,000 companies and brands in a wide array of industries, partnering to anticipate consumer intent, inspire action, and create demand. NCH Marketing Services, Inc. and Clipper Magazine are Valassis subsidiaries, and RetailMeNot Everyday™ is its consumer brand. It's signature Have You Seen Me?® program delivers hope to missing children and their families. Follow Valassis on LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook and Twitter. At Valassis, we don’t just accept differences - we celebrate them, we support them, and we thrive on them for the benefit of our employees, our clients and our community. Valassis considers applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other classifications protected by law. In addition, Valassis will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities by contacting us at: [email protected]. EEO is the law. To review your rights under Equal Employment Opportunity please visit: https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf

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