Lead Salesforce Developer

Summary

Lead Salesforce Developer based in Lisbon (hybrid) responsible for end-to-end design, implementation, and unit testing on Salesforce using Apex, Visualforce, Lightning components, and integrations, while leading a team of developers.

Opportunity for a new international Tech Hub emerging from Lisbon.

We are looking for a skilled and experienced Lead Salesforce Developer to join our team in an international challenging opportunity. The ideal candidate should have extensive experience and maturity in Salesforce development and a strong understanding of best practices within the technology.


Key Responsibilities:

  • End-to-end responsible for design, implementation, and unit testing of requirements in the context of Salesforce and/or a functional domain.
  • Responsible for writing documentation, such as functional and technical specifications.
  • Delivering Salesforce parameterization compliant with requirements and according to standards.
  • Performing coding to implement the interfaces in scope.
  • Executing the unit test; analyzing defects and implementing fixes.
  • Defining and reviewing test cases.


Must-Have Qualifications:

  • A degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business Informatics, or a comparable qualification.
  • At least 8 years of experience in Salesforce development
  • Proficiency in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning components, and Salesforce integrations.
  • Hands-on experience building unit tests, defect analysis, and bug fixing.
  • Good level of Git, SFDX and pipelines CI/CD.
  • Uses JavaScript/HTML to customize templates, troubleshoot campaign behavior, and ensure proper rendering across browsers.
  • Strong leadership abilities with the capacity to guide and motivate a team of developers.
  • English proficiency at B2 level or higher (spoken and written).
  • Availability to work in a hybrid model (2 days per week in the Lisbon office).


Nice to Have:

  • Ideally holds certifications such as Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I & II, and Salesforce Certified Technical Architect (CTA).


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