At Appfire, we believe that great work happens when people get to choose how they work. After 20 years of creating software that empowers teams to break silos and collaborate seamlessly, we've learned that one size does not fit all. That’s why at Appfire, you choose.
Choose to work where you thrive: Whether from home, in one of our offices, or while exploring the world, you decide where you’re most productive. From hardware and software to access to two decades of collective wisdom on working effectively in a remote-first company, we’ve got you covered.
Choose to balance your life without compromise: Plan your workday around your needs and what matters most to you. Enjoy flexible time off without the hassle of complicated approvals. From day one, we trust you to deliver quality work without sacrificing your personal life, hobbies, loved ones, and well-being.
Choose to grow on your terms: Take charge of your professional growth with access to online learning platforms, facilitated training, leadership programs, and internal hackathons. Collaborate with a global team to gain fresh perspectives. When you're ready for a new challenge, our internal mobility program is here to support your journey.
No one knows you better than you do. So join us and customize your experience. Choose how you want to work. Choose Appfire.
The IT Operations team is looking for a Salesforce Developer who is a highly self-motivated professional to join our team. The team is working to bring CRM and other systems together to provide key business intelligence insights to the forefront of our reporting, planning, and strategic growth efforts and build reliable automation solutions that scale with the size and growth of the company. If you are passionate about automating the sales process and connecting and visualizing data to empower, and you have an excellent understanding of the Salesforce platform and products (Sales Cloud, Experience Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Commerce Cloud.), a strong desire to build business applications and design features that connect data and improve the reliability of our systems. You listen to and translate business needs into technical specifications, design and develop solutions, and test and deploy them into production. You have a passion for working cross-functionally and building solutions to support business processes and data flows, and you have strength in solving platform issues with expert troubleshooting skills. This role reports to the AVP of IT Operations. You will work closely with our Sr. Salesforce Developer and Sr. Salesforce Administrator, supporting our Channel and Partner team, Data Insights team, and Marketing team.
Data Architecture & Strategy: Design and implement scalable data architectures within Salesforce and integrated systems, ensuring data integrity, security, and optimal performance across all platforms.
Data Management & Governance: Lead efforts in data management and governance, establishing best practices for data quality, consistency, and compliance while leveraging tools like Snowflake to streamline data feeds and enhance visibility.
Data Expertise & Insights: Utilize your deep expertise in data to drive actionable insights, enabling data-driven decision-making across the business and optimizing data flow between Salesforce and other business-critical systems.
Collaborative Development: Work closely with the existing Salesforce team to ensure business requirements are fully understood, validated, and aligned with considerations such as security, scalability, and platform limitations.
Advanced Salesforce Development: Implement and enhance Salesforce solutions using Apex and Lightning Web Components, tailored to meet complex business needs and drive efficiency.
Seamless System Integrations: Design and implement robust integrations using Salesforce APIs to connect with other critical systems, ensuring smooth data flow and operational consistency across the organization.
Adherence to Best Practices: Champion Salesforce best practices in development, maintain comprehensive code documentation and write robust test classes to ensure high-quality, scalable code.
DevOps Alignment: Collaborate on release cycles for deploying new features and updates to existing applications, ensuring minimal disruption and maximum value delivery.
Cross-functional Collaboration: Partner with IT Operations and other development teams to achieve seamless integration across systems, ensuring alignment and consistency throughout the organization.
Technical Liaison & Advisor: Act as a technical data advisor to the Salesforce team, providing insights and guidance for system enhancements, integrations, and overall Salesforce strategy.
Education: BA/BS degree in Computer Science, similar technical field of study, or equivalent practical experience.
Communication: The ability to clearly and effectively convey information, both verbally and in writing.
Teamwork: Working well with others, collaborating, and contributing to a group effort.
Problem-Solving: The ability to identify issues, analyze situations, and develop solutions.
Adaptability: Being flexible and open to change and adjusting to new challenges or environments.
Salesforce Certification and Expertise: Comprehensive knowledge of Salesforce products, including Sales Cloud, Marketing Cloud, and Experience Cloud, with a minimum of 5 years of Salesforce development experience. Must hold Salesforce Certified Platform Developer I certification.
Development Skills: Experience designing, coding, and releasing both declarative and programmatic solutions within the Salesforce development stack, including Apex classes/triggers, Lightning Web Components, Visualforce, SOQL/SOSL, and Flows. Knowledge of AMPscript SSJS is a plus.
SFDX Development Tools and technologies: Experience with SFDX Development Tools and technologies, including deployment tools such as Copado, Gearset, or DevOps Center. Visual Studio Code IDE experience, including a modern version control system such with git, GitHub, BitBucket etc.
AWS Certified: Developer, Data Engineer, or Solutions Architect
Advanced SQL & Data Query Skills: Mastery in Query Languages for complex data querying, manipulation, and reporting, with experience in optimization for performance.
Data Modeling & Warehousing: Expertise in data modeling techniques and data warehousing solutions, such as Snowflake, to support scalable data architecture.
Data Quality & Integrity: Proven ability to ensure data quality and integrity across systems, implementing robust data validation and cleansing processes.
ETL Processes & Data Pipelines: Experience in designing and managing ETL (Extract, Transform, Load) processes and data pipelines, ensuring efficient and reliable data flow across platforms.
Analytics & Reporting Tools: Proficiency with analytics and reporting tools, leveraging data to generate actionable insights and support strategic decision-making.
Salesforce Data Architecture & Integration: Proven experience in designing and implementing Salesforce (SFDC) data integrations across multiple organizations and instances, supporting diverse and complex business environments.
Advanced CRM Expertise: Deep understanding of CRM systems, particularly in the SaaS industry and its various sales channels. Experience in leveraging CRM platforms to drive business outcomes.
Snowflake & Data Warehousing: Expertise in Snowflake and modern data warehousing solutions, with a focus on leveraging data for insights and business growth.
AWS and Other Cloud Platforms: Proficiency in AWS and other cloud platforms, with an emphasis on scalable, secure, and efficient data solutions.
Modern Development Practices: Up-to-date with the latest development trends, tools, and methodologies. A passion for continuous learning and staying ahead of the curve.
Stakeholder Collaboration: Strong ability to develop and maintain strategic relationships with key stakeholders and partners, ensuring alignment with business goals.
Salesforce Certifications: Additional certifications such as Salesforce Certified Administrator, Salesforce Certified Platform App Builder, Salesforce Platform Developer I & II, or Salesforce JavaScript Developer I are highly valued.
Marketing Cloud & Related Technologies: Hands-on experience with Marketing Cloud or similar platforms, integrating marketing automation with broader data and CRM strategies.
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A people-first approach to business
Since its inception, Appfire has been a remote-first company. With 800+ employees (who we call fireflies) across 27 countries, we foster an environment where everyone is respected. We invest in team members by ensuring they grow professionally and personally.
Watch Appfire's Co-founder and CEO Randall Ward talk about his people-first leadership philosophy: https://youtu.be/GXuChQzzowI
Making an impact
At Appfire, corporate social responsibility is driven by team members, family, friends, customers, and partners through Appfire Town. This program brings people together to generate a strong social impact in our local and global communities.
Our CEO believes being philanthropic is integral to operating our business and is not merely the result of our success. In 2015, Appfire joined the Pledge 1% network of organizations committed to philanthropy. Appfire has since grown our Pledge 1% program to include all four pledge types — product, profit, equity, and employee time. We were among the first to do this, and we’re proud that Pledge 1% is part of our evolution.
Our business
Appfire has been profitable since its inception, with best-in-class free cash flow margins relative to the broader SaaS universe. The company's mission to equip and connect every team so they can plan and deliver their best work has proven successful, producing consistent year-over-year (YoY) growth – with Appfire growing from $10M ARR in 2019 to $200M ARR in 2023.
What’s our secret sauce?
Market recognition
Appfire has been consistently recognized for company growth, culture, corporate social responsibility, and product excellence and has been included among the Deloitte Technology Fast 500, Inc. Best Workplaces, BuiltIn Best Places to Work, and Inc. 5000. Learn more about our accomplishments, which would not be possible without our team members, partners, and customers: https://appfire.com/awards.
Read about Appfire's continuous growth and mission to equip and connect every team so they can plan and deliver their best work: https://appfire.com/newsroom/Appfire-Exceeds-200M-in-ARR-Signaling-Growing-Demand
