Salesforce Platform Engineer

Salesforce Software Engineer

Chicago, IL | Peoria, IL | Dallas, TX (Hybrid)

Diversified Services Network, Inc. (DSN) is seeking a full-time Salesforce Software Engineer to join our team in your choice of our Chicago, IL, Peoria, IL or Dallas, TX offices. We offer a hybrid work model with 1-2 days per week of onsite work, full benefits, PTO, 401k, and more! If you're looking to grow your career within an extremely reputable, stable Fortune 100 company - let's talk!

Position Overview

We are seeking a Salesforce Software Engineer to design, develop, and maintain Salesforce solutions that support enterprise digital platforms and customer, dealer, and partner-facing experiences. This role blends hands-on development across Apex, Lightning Web Components, and Salesforce Flow with integration work, solution architecture, and cross-functional collaboration in an Agile delivery environment.

Key Contributions & Responsibilities

Salesforce Application Development

• Design, develop, implement, test, and maintain Salesforce solutions using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
• Develop Salesforce applications using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, JavaScript, SOQL/SOSL, and Salesforce APIs.
• Configure and customize Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, Data Cloud, and related platform capabilities.
• Implement declarative solutions using Flow, validation rules, custom objects, record-triggered automation, approval processes, and platform configuration.
• Develop integrations between Salesforce and enterprise applications using REST, SOAP, Platform Events, middleware, and event-driven architecture patterns.
• Participate in solution architecture design, code reviews, technical documentation, release planning, and platform optimization activities.

Technical Problem Solving

• Analyze business and technical requirements and translate them into scalable Salesforce designs.
• Troubleshoot Apex, LWC, automation, data, integration, deployment, and platform performance issues.
• Optimize Salesforce security and access controls using profiles, permission sets, permission set groups, sharing rules, role hierarchy, and field-level security.
• Apply Salesforce development best practices, design patterns, and secure software engineering standards to build reliable enterprise solutions.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Collaborate with Product Owners, Salesforce Administrators, Salesforce Architects, QA Engineers, DevOps Engineers, system analysts, and business stakeholders.
• Gather, analyze, and refine functional and technical requirements for Salesforce initiatives and integrations.
• Communicate platform capabilities, solution designs, project updates, and implementation approaches clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Participate in Agile sprint planning, standups, backlog refinement, release readiness, and production-support activities.

Testing & Quality Assurance

• Develop and execute unit, integration, regression, and user-acceptance testing for Salesforce solutions.
• Maintain Apex test coverage and support mock testing for integrations and asynchronous processes.
• Use Salesforce DevOps practices and CI/CD pipelines to improve deployment quality and release reliability.
• Ensure compliance with Salesforce security, platform governance, and coding standards.

Continuous Improvement

• Contribute to Salesforce development standards, reusable components, and coding guidelines.
• Identify opportunities to improve business processes through Salesforce capabilities, integrations, automation, and data quality improvements.
• Research and implement emerging Salesforce technologies, platform releases, and AI-assisted development tools.
• Support knowledge sharing, technical documentation, and mentoring of junior engineers when applicable.

Team Structure & Work Environment

• Contribute to a range of technical solutions, including digital platforms, customer-, dealer-, and partner-facing Salesforce experiences, Experience Cloud portals, internal business tools, workflow automation, and API-led integrations.
• Hybrid work model with 1-2 office days per week; candidates should be prepared to transition to full-time onsite work in the future.

Candidate Requirements

Education & Experience

• No degree required.
• 2-4 years of experience in Salesforce development, required.
• Salesforce certification is a plus, but not required.

Required Technical Skills

• Hands-on experience developing, configuring, testing, and deploying solutions on the Salesforce Platform.
• Knowledge of Apex, Lightning Web Components, Salesforce Flow, Salesforce data modeling, and Salesforce security concepts.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with enterprise applications, APIs, middleware, identity providers, and external systems.
• Understanding of Salesforce governance, platform limits, release management, and scalable solution design.
• Experience with DevOps, Git, CI/CD pipelines, Agile delivery, and enterprise software development practices.
• Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer I, Platform Developer II, Experience Cloud, or related Salesforce certifications preferred.
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Health insurance
• Health savings account
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Paid Holidays

• Please follow the link to our website for a list of job openings in Engineering, IT, Project Management, and more! https://www.dsnworldwide.com
• Salary expectations: 100,000-120,000 per annual