Salesforce Developer

About the role

Join an Award-Winning Personal Injury Law Firm At The Ward Law Group, our mission is simple: Changing Lives. One Client at a Time. Recognized as one of the Best Places to Work for consecutive years, we are committed to creating an environment where talented professionals can grow, innovate, and make a meaningful impact every day. We believe our people are our greatest asset. We foster a collaborative, fast-paced, and high-accountability culture where technology, innovation, and continuous improvement drive exceptional results for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and deploy custom Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, SOQL, SOSL, and Salesforce APIs.
• Build scalable applications, custom business logic, and reusable components that support legal operations and business growth.
• Develop and maintain integrations between Salesforce/Litify and third-party applications using REST APIs, Platform Events, middleware, and web services.
• Partner with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable technical solutions and system architecture.
• Customize and extend the Litify platform to improve workflows, automate business processes, and enhance user experience.
• Develop advanced automation using Apex Triggers, Flow, asynchronous processing, and batch jobs while following Salesforce development best practices.
• Optimize application performance, troubleshoot production issues, and resolve complex technical problems.
• Participate in code reviews and ensure adherence to Salesforce development standards, security best practices, and governor limits.
• Manage source control, deployments, and release management using Salesforce DX, Git, CI/CD pipelines, and deployment tools.
• Develop custom reports, dashboards, and data solutions that provide executive leadership with real-time business intelligence.
• Maintain high standards for code quality through unit testing, automated testing, and documentation.
• Collaborate closely with IT, Operations, Leadership, and external vendors on strategic technology initiatives and system enhancements.
• Stay current with Salesforce platform releases, emerging technologies, and best practices to continuously improve the platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field (or equivalent professional experience).
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on Salesforce Development experience.
• Minimum 2 years developing solutions within Litify or another highly customized Salesforce application.
• Strong experience developing with: Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Visualforce, SOQL, SOSL, Salesforce APIs.
• Strong understanding of Salesforce architecture and platform capabilities.
• Experience designing custom objects, custom metadata, custom settings, and complex data models.
• Experience building asynchronous processes using Queueable Apex, Batch Apex, Future Methods, and Scheduled Apex.
• Experience with Salesforce security architecture, including profiles, permission sets, sharing rules, role hierarchy, and field-level security.
• Experience using Salesforce DX, Git, and modern source control practices.
• Experience deploying code using CI/CD pipelines and deployment tools.
• Strong debugging, troubleshooting, and performance optimization skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and software design skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Ability to work onsite Monday-Friday (8:30 AM-5:30 PM) in New York City.

Preferred Qualifications

• Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification (Required Preferred Credential)
• Salesforce Platform Developer II Certification
• Salesforce Administrator Certification
• Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification
• Experience developing within Litify in a Plaintiff Personal Injury law firm.
• Experience integrating Salesforce with document management, telephony, accounting, or legal software platforms.
• Experience working with MuleSoft or other integration platforms.
• Experience with JavaScript, HTML5, CSS, and modern web development practices.
• Experience with GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps, Jenkins, or other CI/CD platforms.
• Experience participating in Salesforce implementations, large-scale migrations, or enterprise platform modernization projects.
• Experience leading Salesforce development projects and mentoring junior developers.
• Trailhead Superbadges and Advanced Salesforce Certifications are a plus.