Principal Engineer, Salesforce

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Position Overview

Autodesk is looking for an experienced Senior Salesforce Developer to join our dynamic team. As a Salesforce Developer, you will play a pivotal role in designing, coding, testing, and implementing Salesforce solutions that align with our business needs. You will collaborate with various stakeholders to ensure the Salesforce platform effectively supports our operations and business processes. You will report to the Senior Engineering Manager and will work from San Francisco location.

Responsibilities

• You will collaborate with stakeholders to gather and analyze complex our requirements, providing expert guidance on Salesforce solutions and aligning them with strategic goals

• You will lead the design and architecture efforts for Salesforce solutions, ensuring they are scalable, efficient, and following best practices. Make important technical decisions and provide architectural guidance

• Write advanced code to implement complex custom functionalities using Salesforce technologies such as Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Components, and Lightning Web Components. Ensure code quality and maintainability

• Lead customization efforts, ensuring that declarative tools like Flows and Workflow Rules are used with code-based solutions

• Lead complex integration projects, including designing integrations with other applications using APIs, middleware, and connectors. Ensure data integrity and flow

• Develop and manage advanced data solutions within Salesforce, including data modeling, ETL processes, and data migrations for complex scenarios

• Develop advanced security measures, including designing and optimizing profiles, roles, permission sets, and sharing rules for complex data structures

• Define and oversee advanced testing strategies, including unit tests, integration tests, and user acceptance tests for complex scenarios. Ensure comprehensive test coverage

• Plan and lead complex deployments of Salesforce configurations and code, ensuring smooth transitions between environments and minimizing downtime

• Ensure comprehensive documentation of complex solutions, including technical specifications, data models, and release notes. Maintain documentation standards

• Lead efforts to monitor and optimize the performance of complex Salesforce applications, including code optimization, query tuning, and scalability enhancements

• Define governance standards to maintain the long-term maintainability and scalability of complex solutions. Implement advanced development methodologies

• Stay at the forefront of Salesforce technology by evaluating new features, tools, and industry trends for potential adoption. Inspire creativity within the team

• Provide leadership within the development team and coach junior developers, and lead by example. Foster and continuous improvement

• Collaborate with other senior team members, administrators, business analysts, and project managers to lead and coordinate complex projects to successful completion

• Lead training sessions and knowledge-sharing activities to empower team members and end-users to make the most of Salesforce capabilities

• Manage relationships with third-party vendors, evaluate solutions, and select appropriate AppExchange apps and components for complex requirements

• Ensure that complex Salesforce solutions follow legal and regulatory compliance standards relevant to our industry. Implement advanced security and compliance measures

• Contribute to strategic planning for Salesforce programs, helping align technology solutions with long-term business goals and driving digital transformation efforts

• Collaborate with global teams spanning multiple time zones to ensure, coordination, and project success

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related field (preferred)

• Salesforce Developer certified (e.g., Application Architect/ System Architect/ Technical Architect)

• 9+ years of experience as a Salesforce Developer with a strong understanding of Salesforce capabilities and limitations

• You must have 5+ years of experience with SFDC platform and partner ecosystem

• Experience with Sales Cloud and Sales processes, experience with Customer Success Management is preferred Working Experience in a complex integrated environment where multiple systems interact with Salesforce

• You need experience designing at least 2-4 projects as a tech lead

• Proficiency in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Components, and declarative development

• You need solid experience with Salesforce integrations and data management Knowledge of best practices in Salesforce development and design pattern

About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – our Culture Code is at the core of everything we do. Our values and ways of working help our people thrive and realize their potential, which leads to even better outcomes for our customers.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can be your whole, authentic self and do meaningful work that helps build a better future for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Benefits

From health and financial benefits to time away and everyday wellness, we give Autodeskers the best, so they can do their best work. Learn more about our benefits in the U.S. by visiting https://benefits.autodesk.com/

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For U.S.-based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $141,400 and $228,800. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, we also have a significant emphasis on annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Equal Employment Opportunity

At Autodesk, we're building a diverse workplace and an inclusive culture to give more people the chance to imagine, design, and make a better world. Autodesk is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Diversity & Belonging

We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging and an equitable workplace where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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