Staff Salesforce Software Engineer - Technical Lead

<p><strong>WHAT WE DO</strong></p><p>Founded in 2007, Growth Acceleration Partners (GAP) is a consulting and technology services company. We consult, design, build and modernize revenue-generating software and data engineering solutions for clients. With modernization services and AI tools, we help businesses achieve a competitive advantage through technology. GAP’s remote, integrated engineering teams use end-to-end solutions to innovate and align with your business goals. We have 600+ English-speaking engineers based in Latin America and approximately 20 U.S.-based engineers. With some of the highest customer satisfaction scores in the industry, GAP’s focus is customer and employee success.</p><p>GAP is a woman-owned company headquartered in Austin Texas. We are a values-based company focused on growing our people by investing in education, onsite English classes and training in the latest technologies, including AI, data analytics and machine learning. Our goal is to provide solutions for our customers that help them achieve critical business outcomes, while enabling our GAPSters and our communities to attain long-term success.</p><p><strong>Summary</strong></p><p>We are seeking a Salesforce Technical Lead to drive the design, architecture, and delivery of scalable Salesforce solutions that support core business areas including Customer Success, Sales, Marketing, and internal Engineering teams.</p><p>In this role, you will serve as a technical authority, shaping solution standards, addressing complex technical challenges, and guiding architectural decisions across the Salesforce ecosystem. You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, influence platform strategy, and mentor engineers to ensure solutions are secure, maintainable, and aligned with long-term business goals.</p><p>This position is ideal for a technically strong leader who balances hands-on expertise with strategic thinking and enjoys elevating both systems and people.</p><p><strong>Education</strong></p><p>•Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or a related field.</p><p><strong>Professional Experience</strong></p><p>•8+ years of experience building and supporting software applications.</p><p>•5+ years of hands-on experience working with Salesforce CRM in complex environments.</p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p><p>•Translate business requirements into well-architected Salesforce solutions, determining when configuration, automation, or custom development is required.</p><p>•Define, document, and enforce solution design standards, technical specifications, and implementation guidelines.</p><p>•Evaluate new Salesforce features, releases, and platform capabilities, recommending adoption when they add business value.</p><p>•Ensure Salesforce implementations meet scalability, performance, reliability, and security standards.</p><p>•Partner with non-Salesforce engineering teams to design and implement integrated, end-to-end solutions.</p><p>•Provide technical guidance through code reviews, architectural discussions, and design sessions.</p><p>•Mentor and coach engineers, fostering technical growth and consistent best practices across the team.</p><p><strong>Required Technical Skills</strong></p><p>•Deep expertise in the Salesforce platform, including advanced customization and integration patterns.</p><p>•Strong experience designing scalable, maintainable Salesforce architectures.</p><p>•Advanced knowledge of Salesforce development technologies, including:</p><p>•Apex, SOQL</p><p>•Lightning Web Components (LWC)</p><p>•Visualforce and Aura</p><p>•Proven experience using Salesforce Flows to automate and streamline complex business processes.</p><p>•Hands-on experience across multiple Salesforce clouds, such as Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and others aligned to business needs.</p><p>•Strong experience with integrations and enterprise system connectivity.</p><p>•Familiarity with relational databases and data modeling concepts (e.g., SQL).</p><p>•Experience designing and consuming APIs (Streaming APIs, REST, gRPC, GraphQL).</p><p>•Solid understanding of version control systems (Git, GitHub, GitLab).</p><p>•Experience working within Agile delivery frameworks (Scrum, Kanban).</p><p>•Knowledge of CI/CD practices and tools (Salesforce DevOps Center, GitHub Actions, Jenkins).</p><p>•Understanding of platform security best practices (OWASP, OAuth).</p><p>•Experience optimizing performance through caching strategies and efficient code design.</p><p>•Strong focus on code quality, testing, and maintainability (unit testing and QA practices).</p><p><strong>Communication &amp; Leadership Skills</strong></p><p>•Advanced English proficiency (written and verbal).</p><p>•Strong communicator, able to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.</p><p>•Comfortable coaching and mentoring engineers at different stages of growth.</p><p>•Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence without authority.</p><p>•Highly organized, with excellent time and priority management.</p><p>•Learner’s mindset with openness to feedback, experimentation, and continuous improvement.</p><p>•High emotional intelligence and self-awareness, contributing to healthy team dynamics.</p><p></p><p><em>At Growth Acceleration Partners, we're an equal opportunity employer committed to building a diverse and inclusive team. We value everyone's unique background, and we provide equal opportunities regardless of race, color, creed, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability, marital status, veteran status or any other personal right protected by law. We foster a culture of belonging and strive to provide a welcoming environment where everyone feels safe to contribute and grow.</em></p>