Salesforce Developer

Job Title: Salesforce Developer Location: Des Moines, Iowa, 50309 Experience Required: 12+ Years Employment Type: Contract Job Overview We are looking for a highly experienced Salesforce Developer with deep expertise in designing, developing, and maintaining Salesforce applications and integrations. This role requires strong technical skills, hands-on development experience, and the ability to work closely with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-quality solutions. Key Responsibilities Design, build, and customize Salesforce applications using Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Components (LWC), and related technologies. Develop and maintain integrations between Salesforce and external systems using REST/SOAP APIs, middleware tools, or custom solutions. Analyze business requirements and translate them into scalable technical designs and solutions. Create and optimize complex workflows, process builders, flows, and validation rules. Manage data migration activities including data mapping, data loading, and cleansing. Enhance system functionality and performance through continuous improvements and troubleshooting. Work closely with business stakeholders, architects, analysts, and QA teams to deliver end-to-end project solutions. Ensure development follows Salesforce security, compliance, and coding standards. Participate in code reviews, testing, documentation, and deployment using CI/CD practices. Support production releases, bug fixes, and performance optimization. Required Skills and Experience 12+ Years of overall IT experience with at least 8+ years focused on Salesforce development. Strong expertise in Apex, Visualforce, Lightning Web Components, SOQL, and SOSL. Deep knowledge of Salesforce configuration including Flows, Process Builder, and Automation tools. Hands-on experience with API integrations, web services, and data migration. Proven experience customizing Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and Experience/Community Cloud. Experience with version control tools such as Git and CI/CD pipelines using Copado, Jenkins, or similar. Solid understanding of Salesforce security models, profiles, and permission sets. Ability to translate business needs into technical solutions. Strong analytical, problem solving, and communication skills. Preferred Qualifications Salesforce Developer certifications such as Platform Developer I and II. Experience working in Agile development environments. Knowledge of middleware tools such as Mulesoft, Dell Boomi, or Informatica Cloud. Experience with large-scale implementations and multi-org environments. Education Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent work experience.