Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.

We are seeking a skilled Senior Salesforce Engineer to design, develop, and implement customized solutions within the Salesforce platform. In this role, you will contribute to the evolution of our Salesforce ecosystem by developing scalable solutions across Sales, CPQ, Billing, and enterprise integrations. You’ll work closely with architects, administrators, and business stakeholders to deliver high-impact features and enhancements that support our fast-growing organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy custom Salesforce solutions using Apex, Visualforce, and JavaScript with Lightning Web Components (LWC).
• Collaborate with business analysts and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical specifications.
• Build and maintain integrations between Salesforce and other enterprise systems using REST/SOAP APIs and middleware tools (e.g., MuleSoft).
• Design and implement event-driven architecture using Platform Events, ensuring scalable, decoupled integrations and real-time data exchange across Salesforce and external systems.
• Support and enhance Salesforce CPQ and Billing configurations to streamline quote-to-cash processes.
• Optimize performance, security, and usability of Salesforce applications.
• Participate in code reviews, unit testing, and deployment activities using CI/CD tools like Git and Copado.
• Maintain technical documentation including solution designs and development standards.
• Stay current with Salesforce releases and recommend platform improvements.
• Work closely with Salesforce Administrators to ensure alignment with configuration and automation best practices.
• Provide support and troubleshooting for production issues and user-reported bugs.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Systems, or a related field.
• 6+ years of hands-on Salesforce development experience.
• Strong expertise in Apex, Visualforce, LWC, SOQL, and Salesforce APIs.
• Experience with Sales Cloud, CPQ, and Billing modules.
• Familiarity with integration patterns and middleware platforms.
• Solid understanding of Salesforce data models, security, and automation.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Salesforce Platform Developer I certification required; Developer II or CPQ Specialist preferred.
• Experience working in Agile/SCRUM environments with JIRA.
• Exposure to quote-to-cash, billing, or financial process automation.
• Familiarity with DevOps tools and deployment pipelines.
• Exposure with Snowflake, Datadog, or Certinia Applications would be a plus.

Why AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

India Employment Benefits include:

Comprehensive health insurance coverage for employees, with options to extend coverage to dependents

Paid time off and company holidays, along with additional leave benefits as per policy

Flexible work arrangements, supporting work-life balance

Learning and development opportunities to support continuous growth and upskilling

Employee wellness initiatives and programs focused on physical and mental well-being

Retirement and statutory benefits in line with India regulations

Inclusive and people-first culture, with a strong focus on collaboration and ownership