Salesforce Developer and Technical Architect

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Job Overview:The Salesforce Developer and Technical Architect is an integral part of the E-Commerce Digital Marketing team and vital in our growth, sales, and marketing strategy. You will play a crucial role in designing, developing, and maintaining our online E-commerce platform and websites. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including designers, product managers, frontend developers, backend developers, and IT, to design, build, deliver, and maintain high-quality, scalable, well-designed, functional, optimized, easy-to-use, and engaging E-commerce websites, platforms, and solutions. that will drive traffic. You will lead, manage and optimize the code, tools, and deployment processes for all BendPak E-commerce sites, including our many third-party integrations such as CSD, SalesForce(ServiceCloud, MarketingCloud, etc.) Avalara, and Synchrony, to name a few. As the Salesforce Developer and Technical Architect, you are responsible for the design and development of all Salesforce software and data solutions and the enhancement of existing applications that touch or impact all BendPak E-commerce sites and will participate in the development of digital marketing and E-commerce websites, Salesforce customizations and integrations, business process automation, or SaaS applications to meet business requirements or strategy. As the Salesforce Developer and Technical Architect you will be responsible for developing and delivering front-end solutions and maintaining new features and functions utilizing SFCC. The ideal candidate is passionate about modern JavaScript and CSS practices, building excellent user interfaces, learning new technologies, and innovating. Furthermore, we expect you to help other developers through code reviews, pair programming, and providing technical leadership to the team. Preferred candidates will come from a Java background and have strong, hands-on experience in SFCC, experience with website UI, UX, and accessibility with a solid focus on design and development. Exposure to React.js, JavaScript, and strong online commerce experience are highly valued. You will partner with Executive Management and Business Leadership to drive digital marketing and E-commerce technology projects from ideation to deployment. The ideal candidate has a passion for new technologies and strong experience launching projects and supporting existing systems in partnership with multi-disciplinary teams and multiple stakeholders, and vendors to ensure alignment on all projects from strategy briefings and project discovery through training, launch, and ongoing sustainment. You must be able to operate independently as well as within a team, prioritize workload, communicate deliverables, and escalate issues as appropriate to their management. Initially, as we move to and stand-up Salesforce Commerce Cloud, you will work with and sometimes lead a team of external System Integrators and Salesforce Developers, manage sprint deliverables, review code to ensure it is efficiently written and ensure it fits into the overall architecture for a well-developed Ecommerce site using Salesforce Commerce Cloud as well as write code to support sprint objectives. You must be able to balance your specific development deliverables, while still providing leadership and oversight of the Development Team. Responsibilities:· Utilize your expertise in Salesforce Commerce Cloud to design and develop new software and enhance existing software solutions that meet specified criteria. · Lead in the design and development of Salesforce custom solutions comprising of work in Apex, Visual Force, Salesforce APIs, Lightning, and data migration. · Oversee the development work of junior developers and ensure the use of best practices in all development efforts. · Communicate with project managers, clients and other developers to design cohesive project strategies and ensure effective collaboration throughout all phases of development, testing and deployment. · Maintain a flexible and proactive work environment to facilitate a quick response to changing project requirements and customer objectives, and innovate ways to meet mission goals successfully. · Interact directly with clients, managers and end users as necessary to analyze project objectives and capability requirements, including specifications for user interfaces, customized applications and interactions with internal Salesforce instances. · Assist the Support Team with escalated issues arising from support of internal and customer-facing Salesforce environment, especially related to customized applications, user permissions, security settings, custom objects and workflows · Facilitate solution design sessions and code reviews, advocate Salesforce best practices, recommend alternate approaches and create architectural designs. · Provide estimates of work effort for new projects and enhancements. Design, code, and test solutions. Analyze and mitigate issues identified during testing. · Follow an iterative software development methodology and contribute to all phases of the software development lifecycle and support. · Facilitate and actively participate in meetings with representatives from business and/or IT units. · Take accountability for quality of deliverables, provide status on development effort, and deliver on · Collaborate closely with clients to understand their requirements, provide technical insights, and deliver tailored solutions. · Develop and maintain SFCC applications, ensuring high performance, responsiveness, and scalability. · Leverage your experience with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React or Vue, and online commerce to enhance the customer experience and platform functionality. · Apply design patterns and design principles to create well-structured and maintainable code. · Lead and participate in code reviews to maintain code quality, adherence to best practices, and continuous improvement. · Mentor team members and share knowledge to enhance the team's skill set. · Serve as Full-Stack Developer with a focus on frontend development, implementing features on our Salesforce Commerce Cloud Platform. · Write accessible, cross-browser compatible HTML, CSS, and Javascript on our SFCC platform with a multi-site SFRA architecture. · Work with UX to translate mockups and wireframes into responsive ISML page templates. · Creatively solve complex problems to develop quality, on-budget, and on-schedule solutions to various projects and initiatives. · Integrate third-party vendors, Synchrony, CSD, Avalara, Stripe, Pimly, Pimberly, etc., into our storefront. · Support and carry out best practices for content, layout, navigation, and site architecture. · Develop end-to-end Ecommerce solutions on the Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) platform, including both front-end and back-end components. · Collaborate with designers to implement visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces that enhance the customer experience. · Implement responsive and mobile-friendly designs to ensure seamless user experiences across different devices and platforms. · Customize and extend SFCC functionalities, including catalog management, pricing rules, promotions, inventory management, and order processing, to meet business requirements. · Integrate SFCC with third-party systems, services, and APIs such as payment gateways, shipping providers, and marketing automation tools. · Implement proofs of concept to prove any new technologies or integration scenarios and identify customization's needed to SFCC platform for meeting client requirements. · Integrate commerce cloud with 3rd party/back-end systems leveraging link cartridge/OCAPI/custom services while ensuring scalability, performance and coding guidelines. · Design and develop server-side components using SFCC's Business Manager and scripting languages like JavaScript, including custom controllers, pipelines, and scripts. · Develop and optimize front-end components using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React or Vue, ensuring cross-browser compatibility and performance. · Implement and maintain unit tests, functional tests, and integration tests to ensure code quality and system stability. · Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements, estimate effort, and provide technical recommendations for Ecommerce projects. · Troubleshoot and resolve issues related to SFCC functionality, integrations, and performance. · Implement build and release management using CI/CD strategies (leveraging tools like Jenkins and DevOps practices), implement Mocha/Chai unit and functional test cases in order to reduce costs while ensuring quality. · Stay updated with the latest SFCC features, releases, and best practices, and proactively identify opportunities to improve Ecommerce solutions. · Document designs (data structures, algorithms, constraints, dependencies, etc.) and review with others to ensure accuracy and appropriateness of the solution. · Collaborate with appropriate team members/stakeholders to identify business requirements and identify possible solutions. · Document code created, testing, and deployment processes used. · Stay informed and educated on changing technologies, frameworks, design approaches, and software development best practices. · Follow development best practices, including compliance to internal and external regulations. · Partner with other developers on large-scale solution design challenges. · Present software solution recommendations to project stakeholders and/or developers/architects, including alternatives, risk evaluation and mitigation. · Participate in architecture planning. · Design, diagram, and create relational databases. · Develop solutions following SaaS platform best practices. (e.g., Salesforce, CSD, Workday, etc.) Maintain existing mission critical software systems including updates, enhancements, and fixes. · Collaborate with team members/stakeholders to ensure solutions are tested, secure, and monitored. · Resolve errors within software systems. · Respond to service desk tickets and requests from project managers or leadership. · Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment and collaborate with diverse teams. · Effective communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a team environment. · Strong understanding of category navigation and overall site taxonomies in the e-commerce space. · Organized with ability to put ideas into a tangible form. · Detail oriented and able to follow established design guidelines. · Participates in releases and support as necessary, including outside of traditional work hours. · Performs other responsibilities as required. Skills:· High School diploma required, Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred. · 4+ years of hands-on experience as a Software Engineer, with a strong Java background. · 4+ years of hands-on developing Ecommerce applications, specifically proven experience in Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) development.(D2C Commerce, ( B2C Commerce (Demandware), B2B Commerce Classic (CloudCraze), or B2B Commerce Lightning) · 4+ years proven experience in delivering solutions across Salesforce products including Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Industry Clouds, Experience Cloud, Pardot, D2C, B2B, B2B2C Commerce, and Data Cloud. · 4+ years of strong proficiency in SFRA (Storefront Reference Architecture), including customization, extension, and integration capabilities. · 4+ years’ experience with the following technologies: C#, .NET, PHP, AMPscript, JavaScript, CSS, and HTML · 4+ years’ experience with: SQL Server, Node.js, Sass, Bootstrap, TypeScript, MongoDB, jQuery, REST, and any modern front-end framework (Meteor, Angular, React or Vue) · 4+ years’ experience developing with: CMS technology such as Drupal, or other CMS frameworks, Microsoft Azure, Amazon Web Services, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or other cloud infrastructure and development pipelines automation technologies. · In-depth knowledge of Salesforce products and services, including Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Partner Communities, B2B Commerce and Service Cloud · Expertise in various technical areas such as data modeling, integration, security and customization · Proficient with Apex, VisualForce, Lightning, Java, and JavaScript · Proficient with Object Oriented Programming methodology and Salesforce best practices · Previous experience with Azure DevOps, DX, Tricentis Tosca, Oracle SOA a plus · Experience with server-side development using scripting languages like JavaScript, including Salesforce Commerce Cloud Business Manager and Controllers. · Familiarity with version control systems like GitHub, Git, Agile development methodologies, and DevOps practices. · Strong understanding of web services, RESTful APIs, SOAP, and integration techniques with third-party systems. · Salesforce B2C Commerce Developer with SFRA Certification preferred. · Hands-on development experience with Vue.js preferred. · Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or Azure preferred. · Strong knowledge of Ecommerce concepts, such as catalog architecture, pricing and inventory management strategies, payment processors, and technologies that support a successful Ecommerce strategy such as PIM, OMS, and ERP · Understanding of performance optimization techniques and SEO best practices in an Ecommerce context · Knowledge of Salesforce CDP and MCP a plus · Knowledge of PIM a plus · Knowledge of Marketing Cloud Account Engagement (formerly Pardot) · Knowledge of OMS and WMS a plus · Strong understanding of online commerce concepts and practices. · Excellent grasp of design patterns, design principles, and software architecture. · Experience in interacting with clients, gathering requirements, and providing technical solutions. · Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work in a fast-paced environment. · Excellent communication skills for effective collaboration with vendors, other departments, and team members. · Expert in Salesforce development, including Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Lightning Flows. · Experience developing responsive, accessible websites. · Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills. · SFCC Certified Developer or SFCC Certified Architect a plus · Page Designer experience a plus. · Deep, hands-on technical understanding of SFCC’s data extension architecture, and integration and automation capabilities. · Understanding of web / front-end development languages and principals · Ability to type 45-60 WPM with 95% accuracy. · Professional communication and oral skills required, most importantly writing and grammar accuracy. · Strong PC skills including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and web-based and Windows-based software and databases, and general internet use. · Ability to anticipate work needs and interact professionally with vendors. · Ability to maintain confideCompany DescriptionABOUT BENDPAK:\r
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