Salesforce Senior Developer

Medellin, Antioquia
Information Technology – IT-Software Development /
Full-Time Exempt /
Remote
Viamericas is a #1 ranked and licensed money transmitter offering international money transfer, bill payment, check processing and a variety of other services at thousands of agent locations across the United States, and 287,885 locations in 95 countries.  At Viamericas, our ultimate objective is to help immigrants succeed and improve their lives by providing the highest quality financial services.  We are always seeking TOP TALENT – experienced individuals who embrace our core values of respect, innovation, integrity and impact.

Position Summary:

The Senior Salesforce Developer designs, codes and implements Salesforce customized solutions that meets the changing needs of the Company.
We are looking for an individual that can help us continually improve and enhance our Salesforce platform. The Salesforce instance is of great importance to Viamericas, therefore the candidate should keep the wider organization’s best interests in mind when composing and deploying any code.
The Salesforce Specialist takes ownership of all programmatic requests and will work alongside our Salesforce Product Owner to collaborate on specifications based on stakeholder requirements, validate the proposals, and deliver the solutions.

Duties and Responsabilities

    • Collaborate with the Salesforce Product Owner to validate business requirements and any   considerations (security, scalability, limits).
    • Develop customized solutions within the Salesforce platform in coordination with Viamericas Development Team and BI Team.
    • Test the stability and functionality of the application.
    • Troubleshoot and fix bugs.
    • Develop Apex (classes and triggers) & Lightning Components to extend Salesforce in order to support business requirements.
    • Assist with each release cycle to implement and deploy new/updates to existing applications and codes.
    • Strive towards coding best practices and data quality.
    • Use Salesforce APIs to integrate with other systems used in the Company.
    • Adhere to Salesforce best practices, maintain code documentation, and write / maintain test classes for all custom development.
    • Take ownership of release cycles to implement and deploy new/updates to existing applications and code.

Minimum Qualifications

    • Salesforce product knowledge and at least 5 years of Salesforce development experience
    • Proficient in Relational Databases (ideally MS SQL SERVER) & Apex
    • Proficient with Microsoft Visual Studio, Salesforce Lightning Design System and the Salesforce development lifecycle
    • Certified Salesforce Platform Developer I
    • Competency in other languages / development (Net Core, JS, RESTful web services)
    • Able to collaborate and communicate effectively with business stakeholders / other Salesforce team members
    • Experience developing customer-facing interfaces.
    • Good communication skills.
    • Able to work independently,
    • Ability to problem solve high-level software and application issues.
    • Ability to prioritize and quickly resolve issues
    • Experience implementing and developing in Apex, Visualforce, and Java
    • A proactive attitude toward Salesforce enhancements and bringing existing code into best practices
    • Ability to write, interpret, and critique technical specifications
    • Experience working with large data sets and bulkification
    • Ability to gather requirements and present solutions to stakeholders.
    • Experience running code in Cloud environments; preferably AWS with serverless technologies. 

Preferred Qualifications

    • Additional Salesforce certifications e.g. Certified Salesforce Administrator, Certified Salesforce Platform App Builder, Platform Developer II, JavaScript Developer I
    • Bachelor’s/Postgraduate degree, professional qualification, or relevant experience
    • Demonstrates continued personal/professional development
    • Active in the Salesforce community
    • English speaking and writing skills

Wok Environment

    • 100% remote work.
    • Hardware setup for you to work from home.
    • Flexible hours - make your schedule.
    • Diverse and multicultural work environment.
    • An innovative environment with the structure and resources of a leading multinational.
    • Here you can grow at the speed of your learning curve.
    • This position may require weekend and evening work as we collaborate with our partners internationally on audits and in support of corporate initiatives.
Come work for industry leaders! We are the fastest growing company in the industry, with best in class products.  We offer an environment of growth and learning that will help you to grow your potential and develop as a professional.