Senior Salesforce Engineer

4 Months ago • 5-6 Years • $97,400 PA - $208,800 PA

Software Development & Engineering

Job Description

The Senior IT Enterprise Applications Engineer will specialize in Salesforce development, working with a globally distributed team. Responsibilities include designing and developing functionalities in the Salesforce org, providing technical insights, resolving complex issues, and creating documentation. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams, influencing decisions related to integration and system architecture. The team builds, maintains, and optimizes enterprise systems used by most GitLab employees.

Good To Have:

Salesforce Platform Developer 1, PD-2 or JavaScript Developer 1 certifications
Public company and SOX ITGC control experience

Must Have:

5-6+ years of Salesforce development experience
Strong coding skills in Apex, JavaScript, SOQL
Experience in release management using CI/CD
Experience owning projects end-to-end
Troubleshooting and root cause analysis skills
Experience with third-party tool integrations
Knowledge of Salesforce data models and security
Experience with Salesforce configuration and flows
Experience writing and maintaining quality code
Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization

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GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive AI-powered DevSecOps Platform, used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission is to enable everyone to contribute to and co-create the software that powers our world. When everyone can contribute, consumers become contributors, significantly accelerating the rate of human progress. This mission is integral to our culture, influencing how we hire, build products, and lead our industry. We make this possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values. Learn more about Life at GitLab.

Thanks to products like Duo Enterprise, and Duo Workflow, customers get the benefit of AI at every stage of the SDLC. The same principles built into our products are reflected in how our team works: we embrace AI as a core productivity multiplier. All team members are encouraged and expected to incorporate AI into their daily workflows to drive efficiency, innovation, and impact across our global organisation.

Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior IT Enterprise Applications Engineer with a specialization in Salesforce development to work with a collaborative, globally distributed team. The IT Enterprise Applications Engineering job family is responsible for the implementation and operational ownership of all Enterprise Applications.

What you'll do

Lead or participate in the design, development of functionalities in Salesforce org.
Provide technical insights and recommendations to ensure that Salesforce application is scalable, maintainable, and aligned with the organization’s long-term goals.
Investigate and resolve complex technical issues and system outages.
Perform root cause analysis and implement preventive measures.
Create and maintain comprehensive documentation of application architectures, configurations, and processes.
Work closely with cross-functional teams, influencing decisions related to integration with other systems, data management, and overall system architecture.
Act in alignment with GitLab communication framework.

What You’ll Bring

Minimum 5- 6+ years of experience in Salesforce platform as a Salesforce developer.
Strong coding skills in Apex, JavaScript, SOQL,Salesforce integration, Salesforce/ Zuora CPQ.
Proven experience in release management using change sets, CI/CD.
Experience owning projects from end-to-end.
Proven experience troubleshooting and identifying root cause of system failures.
Experience building solutions in sync with third party tools (Zuora CPQ, Sales tools).
Knowledge of Salesforce data models, security, and performance tuning
Experience in Salesforce configuration, including flows, validation rules, and security controls.
Experience in writing/maintaining high quality code, participating in code review and contributing to making the system stable.
Certifications such as Platform Developer 1, PD-2 (Nice to have) or JavaScript Developer 1 are desirable.
Public company and SOX ITGC control experience is (Nice to have).
Ability to thrive in a fully remote organization.

About the team

IT Enterprise applications team consists of globally distributed and collaborative developers, admins, architects to build, maintain and optimize enterprise systems used by majority of GitLab employees from different business verticals.