Senior Software Engineer - Salesforce

Delta Dental Plans Association

$80K — $174K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or related technical field
  • 4+ years of hands-on Salesforce experience with expertise in Apex and Lightning Web Components
  • Experience with Salesforce Health Cloud and any Industry Clouds preferred
  • 2+ years with Salesforce Partner Portals / Experience Cloud
  • 2+ years with Salesforce Data Cloud
  • Experience with Revenue Cloud Advanced and AI-assisted solutions using Agentforce
  • Solid understanding of Salesforce security model and enterprise integrations

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy Salesforce solutions utilizing Apex, LWC, and Flows
  • Choose between low-code, no-code, or pro-code approaches based on project needs
  • Build and enhance Partner Portals for external users
  • Develop solutions on Salesforce Sales Cloud and optimize customer insights with Data Cloud
  • Implement Revenue Cloud solutions with pricing and billing workflows
  • Integrate AI features using large language models to improve automation and decision-making
  • Mentor junior engineers and enforce best practices in development

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model with onsite requirements
  • Opportunities for professional development and advancement
  • Supportive company culture focused on teamwork and innovation
  • Stable employment with a commitment to work-life balance
Full Job Description
Job Description

We are seeking a Senior Salesforce Engineer to design, build, and scale enterprise-grade solutions on the Salesforce platform. This role requires strong technical depth, architectural thinking, and sound judgment in choosing between low-code, no-code, and pro-code approaches based on scalability, maintainability, and business needs.

The ideal candidate has hands-on experience across Salesforce core development, Sales Cloud, Partner Portals, and Salesforce Data Cloud, along with experience leveraging AI-driven solutions using leading LLM platforms. Experience with Salesforce Industries Cloud (especially Health Cloud) and Digital Insurance solutions is highly desirable.

*This role does not offer visa sponsorship. Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship (including CPT, OPT, TN or H-1B).
**This is a hybrid position with an onsite requirement of 1-2 days per week in Alpharetta, GA or Rancho Cordova, CA

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, and deploy Salesforce solutions using Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Flows, and Flow Orchestration
  • Apply strong engineering judgment to select the appropriate no-code, low-code, or pro-code solution to meet functional, performance, and scalability requirements
  • Build and enhance Partner Portals / Experience Cloud solutions for external users
  • Develop and optimize solutions on Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Implement and integrate Salesforce Data Cloud to enable unified, real-time customer insights
  • Design and support Revenue Cloud Advanced solutions, including product configuration, pricing, and billing workflows
  • Leverage Agentforce to implement AI-assisted workflows and intelligent automation
  • Design, integrate, and operationalize AI-powered features by working with large language models (LLMs), including OpenAI and Anthropic models (e.g., Opus, Sonnet), to enable conversational interfaces, automation, summarization, and decision-support use cases
  • Collaborate with architects and platform teams to integrate AI services securely and responsibly within Salesforce applications
  • Design and build integrations using REST/SOAP APIs, Platform Events, and middleware tools
  • Enforce best practices for security, data access, sharing, performance, and scalability
  • Participate in solution design discussions, peer code reviews, and release management
  • Collaborate with product, business, and architecture teams to translate requirements into scalable technical solutions
  • Mentor junior engineers and promote best practices in Salesforce development and platform governance
  • Support CI/CD pipelines and Salesforce DevOps processes


Qualifications

  • BS in Computer Science or equivalent technical field.
  • 4+ years of hands-on Salesforce platform experience with strong expertise in Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC), Salesforce Flows and Flow Orchestration, and Salesforce Sales Cloud
  • Experience with any Salesforce Industry Clouds. Salesforce Health Cloud experience is highly preferred.
  • 2+ years of experience with Salesforce Partner Portals / Experience Cloud
  • 2+ years of experience with Salesforce Data Cloud
  • 1+ year of experience with Revenue Cloud Advanced
  • 1+ year of experience with Agent force
  • Solid understanding of Salesforce security model, role hierarchy, sharing rules, and data modeling
  • Experience designing and consuming APIs and enterprise integrations
  • Salesforce Certifications (Required):
    • Salesforce Platform Developer I
    • Salesforce Platform Developer II
    • Salesforce Administrator Certification
  • Demonstrated ability to make sound architectural decisions across low-code, no-code, and pro-code solutions
  • Ability to identify key issues and details, and present understandable alternatives to both technical and non-technical individuals
  • Ability to create and maintain technical documentation to support the testing, installation, operations, deployment and maintenance of products
  • Proven ability to effectively present data to facilitate understanding of findings
  • Ability to solve complex problems using analytical and creative problem-solving skills for design, development and testing of systems
  • Competent at adhering to organizational processes and procedures including but not limited to scrum and various design artifacts.
  • Knowledge of agile development methodologies
  • Life-long learner, process improver.
  • Preferred / Nice-to-Have Qualifications:
    • Experience with Digital Insurance platforms or insurance domain solutions (policy lifecycle, underwriting, claims, partner/producer portals)
    • Experience implementing AI/LLM solutions within enterprise applications
    • Salesforce Technical Architect Certification (preferred)
    • Additional Salesforce certifications (Data Cloud, AI, Revenue Cloud, Industries)
    • Experience with Salesforce DevOps tools (Git, Copado, Gearset, CI/CD)
    • Familiarity with Agile/Scrum methodologies.
    • Experience working in regulated industries such as insurance, healthcare, or life sciences.

    Base Pay Information
    The national base pay range at the end is a good-faith estimate of what Delta Dental may pay for new hires. Actual pay may vary based on Delta Dental's assessment of the candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities (KSAs), related experience, education, certifications and ability to meet required minimum job qualifications. Other factors impacting pay include prevailing wages in the work location and internal equity.
    Pay Grade 21. $80,500 - $174,300


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About the Team

At Delta Dental, we're behind millions of smiles and counting. For over 68 years, we've served our communities by increasing access to affordable, quality care - but that commitment to care extends beyond the people we serve, to the dedicated employees who make those smiles genuine. We've come this far by building fair programs that offer opportunities for advancement, create meaningful connections and improve the lives of our employees and their families. Because we know that when we take exceptional care of each other, we can make a positive impact for all.

We champion an inspirational workplace through our commitment to trust, service, excellence and innovation. Joining us means working for a company that offers stability and balance, opportunities for leadership at all levels, and a work environment focused on teamwork and camaraderie.

Discover the smiling faces behind Delta Dental and experience our values and culture in action by connecting with us on social media. Follow Delta Dental Ins. on Facebook and Instagram, #LifeatDDins on Facebook and Instagram, Delta Dental Ins. on Twitter and Delta Dental Ins. on LinkedIn. If you've got an appetite for innovation and want to be a part of a team that's transforming the future of health care, join us!

Since 1955, we have offered comprehensive, high-quality oral health care benefits to millions of enrollees and built the strongest network of dental providers in the country. The Delta Dental of California network includes affiliates Delta Dental Insurance Company; Delta Dental of Pennsylvania; Delta Dental of New York, Inc.; Delta Dental of the District of Columbia; Delta Dental of Delaware, Inc.; and Delta Dental of West Virginia, providing dental benefits to more than 31 million people across 15 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.

The company and its affiliates are part of Delta Dental Plans Association (DDPA), a not-for-profit national association based in Oak Brook, Illinois. Through our national network of Delta Dental companies, we offer dental coverage in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and other U.S. territories. We offer vision coverage through DeltaVision in 15 states and the District of Columbia. Collectively, we deliver benefits to more Americans than any other dental insurance company.

*Delta Dental includes: Delta Dental of California, Delta Dental Insurance Company, Delta Dental of Pennsylvania, and Delta Dental of New York

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