Salesforce Developer Lead at Theeconomistgroup

Who we are We are an organisation that exists to drive progress. That's the “red thread” that connects everyone at The Economist Group (TEG). Our businesses share a devotion to innovation, independence and rigour in their fields of expertise. We empower people to understand and tackle the critical challenges and changes facing the world. Our analytical rigour, global expertise and evidence-based insights enable individuals and organisations to make sense of these shifts and chart a course through them. We deliver analysis and insights in many formats to subscribers and businesses in 170 countries through our three businesses, The Economist, Economist Enterprise and Economist Education, which uphold our global reputation for excellence and integrity. Within the Economist group, we are in a fortunate position, with a thriving B2C circulation business and a growing B2B business across media, content, events, subscriptions, and consulting.To enable this, The Economist Group has a global implementation of Salesforce Sales,Service, and Experience clouds that support both our B2B Business Units in their sales functions and our B2C customers in accessing their accounts and managing their subscriptions. The Senior Salesforce Engineer will be based in India and will support the expansion of our Salesforce capabilities, with a clear trajectory to evolve into the Salesforce Engineering Tech Lead for India. This role requires a highly technical individual with a deep understanding of Salesforce architecture. You will work on projects from requirements gathering through architecture, design, and implementation. Responsibilities will include Salesforce configuration and development (Apex and LWCs), as well as system maintenance and customisation to support business requirements.This is an exciting role that will allow the successful candidate to gain exposure to multiple Salesforce Clouds and be part of a dynamic team, interacting with stakeholders across departments and levels. How you will contribute: • Proactively interact with stakeholders to understand business requirements and subsequently translate them into highly technical specifications and architectural designs; • Manage delivery of functional and technical solutions and system integrations, including testing strategy and execution; • Ensure proposed technical solutions runs with efficiency and meets Salesforce coding best practices and code coverage to be at 90%+; • Manage existing and build new integrations between Salesforce and other applications; • Perform and execute functional testing; • Work with business colleagues to agree and gain user acceptance; • Create and keep Salesforce-related technical documents and training materials up-to-date; • Keep up-to-date with new Salesforce releases and promptly identify features which could add value to the Economist’s Salesforce users and those which will impact existing processes and require urgent attention as required; • Perform administrative tasks such as creating or updating fields, page layouts, flows, reports and dashboards and managing data using data loader or other tools. • Experience working in a product-led development environment, with a focus on quality and velocity to deliver our roadmap. • Champion the continued evolving security practices of the platform. • Provide technical leadership to our Salesforce team in India. The ideal skills for this role are: ● Relevant bachelor’s degree (or equivalent). ● At least having Salesforce Application Architect, Salesforce System Architect, and Platform Developer II certifications. ● 8+years of hands-on Salesforce development experience in APEX and LWC. ● Extensive experience with Sales, Service and Experience Clouds. ● Experience in designing data models that are able to support LDV scenarios. ● Experience in building custom APIs within Salesforce. ● Extensive experience with different Salesforce Integration capabilities. ● Deep understanding on various integration patterns and has the right experience to recommend the best approach for the given scenario. ● Experience in designing and optimising complex SOQL and SOSL queries. ● Experience in creating custom Lightning Web Components (LWC). ● Experience in structuring code using APEX Enterprise Design Pattern. ● Point-and-click development within a Lightning environment. ● Analysis and design through to successful implementation of Salesforce.com, including experience with Salesforce.com developer toolkit, including Apex Classes, Controllers, Triggers, Batch jobs, Queueable; ● Ability to manage code coverage within the governance limit. ● Ability to provide application users with technical and functional support. ● A good understanding of the Salesforce data model, alongside designing future object definitions and relationships. ● Exposure to Agile development methodologies and JIRA as a project management application. ● Excellent teamwork with both clients and colleagues. ● Comfortable working with AI tools to accelerate development LI#Hybrid Working Arrangements The majority of our roles operate on a hybrid working pattern, with 3+ days office attendance required. AI usage for your application We are an innovative organisation that encourages the use of technology. We recognise that candidates may utilise AI tools to support with their job application process. However, it is essential that all information you provide truthfully and accurately reflects your own experience, skills, and qualifications. What we offer Our benefits package is designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and work-life balance. It includes a highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan, private health insurance, and 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through our Employee Assistance Program. We also offer a range of lifestyle benefits, including our Work From Anywhere program, which allows you to work from any location where you have the legal right to do so for up to 25 days per year. In addition, we provide generous annual and parental leave, as well as dedicated days off for volunteering and even for moving home. You will also be given free access to all The Economist content, including an online subscription, our range of apps, podcasts and more.