Salesforce Developer

A bit about us:

Genius Sports is the official data, technology and commercial partner that powers the global ecosystem connecting sports, betting and media. 

Our mission is to champion a more sustainable sports data ecosystem that benefits all parties - from the rights holder all the way through to the fan. 

We are the trusted partner to over 500 sports organisations globally, capturing the highest quality data for many of the world’s largest leagues and federations such as the NFL, NBA, MLB, English Premier League, Serie A, FIBA and the NCAA. 

From enabling leagues to take control of their official data, to creating immersive fan experiences for sports, betting and media organisations, we are driven to deliver the difference for our partners. 

About your role

Genius Sports has a good baseline Salesforce Sales Cloud instance servicing our Marketing, Commercial, Rev Ops, Finance and Business Operations users such as Legal.  We are about to embark on an exciting programme of work to re-imagine and re-engineer our Salesforce org to fully automate its order to cash process as our revenue is growing faster than our current programmes can keep up with and we want to take maximum advantage of a one-time initiative to build rock solid foundations upon which our future growth will be built. 

This is an exciting opportunity to work in a highly dynamic tech organisation at the heart of revolutionising sport. 

Who you are 

• A superb communicator, able to build strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels 

• Someone who can unpick complex problems and deliver concise recommendations  

• Someone who understands that your colleagues and key stakeholders may not be tech savvy, so you will need to be able to articulate your solutions in an appropriate manner. 

• You will design sustainable, extensible, and supportable solutions leaning towards OOTB solutions where possible. 

• An experienced Salesforce Developer with 4+ years' experience in the eco-system 

 What you’ll bring 

• Coding in APEX, Visualforce and Lightning Development 

• Solid understanding of web technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, CSS 

• Code version control (GIT, other) 

• Configuring OOTB Salesforce to the maximum achievable without coding 

• Develops detailed designs and technical specifications 

• Develops, configures and tests software to meet user requirements and associated acceptance criteria, performance criteria and non-functional requirements in line with quality standards 

• Ensures that test plans and test cases are created to meet quality, functional and non-functional requirements 

• Ensures that the designed and coded solutions meet the performance demands of the application, with governor limits in mind 

• Provides deep technical backup to the internal Genius Sports teams 

• Performs reviews of the system and suggests improvements if applicable 

 Technical Skills

• Salesforce: Sales cloud, Revenue Cloud, CPQ, Experience cloud, (Account Engagement is a plus), Process Builder, Workflow, Flow, Einstein Analytics, Triggers, Approval Process, Sharing & Visibility Management, LWC & Design System, Package Development, Connected App, WSDL, Lightning Mobile, Dashboard 

• Certifications: Salesforce Administrator, Platform Developer I, Platform Developer II, Platform App Builder, Javascript Developer 

• Tools: DataLoader.io, VS Code & Extensions, GitHub, Copado 

• Languages: Apex, Java, JS, SQL, SOQL, SOSL 

• Hands on Integration experience, iPaaS such as Mulesoft and point to point 

 What you’ll do 

• Enjoy being in the weeds of code or configuration, you will be capable of telling the good from the bad 

• Work collaboratively with the Business Systems Salesforce team, being forward thinking and solutions focused. 

• Create excellent documentation, write down your work, designs, decisions to ensure we have absolute requirements traceability  

• Be curious and creative to bring new features to Genius. 

This role is eligible for hybrid working - most of your stakeholders are in departments who spend 2 days a week in the office, and you will need to be able to collaborate with them in person as and when required.  As this is a key role for transformation, you may be required to be in the office twice per week, but we work flexibly to balance the needs of people, projects, and office space correctly.

What’s in it for you?

As well as a competitive salary, variable compensation and annual leave allowance, our benefits include health insurance, skills training and much more, depending on the location. We also offer a host of softer benefits, including many social events throughout the year such as summer and winter holiday parties, monthly team building events, sports tournaments, charity days and wellbeing activities. 

How we work

We have adapted a forward-thinking ‘Ways of Working’ framework, which sets out (amongst other things) the opportunities for Geniuses to work flexibly, remotely and on working holidays. It affects different teams and locations differently, so please ask for further information in how it would work with this role.

Our employees are empowered to stretch the boundaries of what’s achievable, always reaching further and pushing the edges to see what gives. We collaborate, we innovate, and we celebrate. We will continue to grow as an organisation and continue to invest in our highly talented and diverse team of Geniuses. 

Genius Sports Group is proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We recognize and celebrate the benefits that a diverse and inclusive workforce bring to our business, our customers and our staff. We welcome and will consider all applications regardless of age, different abilities or disability, gender re-assignment, marriage, pregnancy, maternity, race or nationality, religion or belief, sex and sexual orientation (and any other applicable status). Please let us know when you apply if you need any assistance during the recruiting process due to a disability.