Associate Salesforce Engineer

Overview

Entry-level, org-wide Salesforce engineering role writing production code on the Salesforce platform as a full member of an Agile Scrum team, learning Apex and Lightning Web Components under senior engineers' guidance.

What you'll do

• Fix small, well-scoped bugs and implement simple Apex/LWC changes, with review from a senior engineer
• Write unit tests for your own code, meeting the team's code-coverage standard
• Participate in daily standups and sprint ceremonies (planning, review, retrospective) as a full Scrum team member, learning to estimate work in story points
• Learn the team's Jira-based workflow, including how tickets/stories move from backlog through sprint to done
• Use Git for version control, following the team's branching strategy and pull-request process
• Learn to move changes through the sandbox → UAT → production pipeline using Gearset, under supervision
• Use an AI coding assistant where helpful for boilerplate and test generation, reviewing all output with the same care as your own code

What you'll need

• 0–2 years of professional experience
• No prior Salesforce experience required
• Basic understanding of programming fundamentals: variables, control flow, functions, and object-oriented concepts
• Willingness to learn Apex and Lightning Web Components
• Comfortable with basic SQL concepts; will learn SOQL/SOSL on the job
• Familiarity with Git (branching, commits, pull requests), or willingness to learn it quickly
• Comfortable using a general-purpose AI assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, or Copilot) for everyday work
• Comfortable working in an Agile Scrum team and within a structured release process (sandbox → UAT → production)
• Willing to take part in a shared on-call and weekly deployment rotation

Nice to have

• General object-oriented programming background (Java, C#, or similar)
• Salesforce Platform Developer I certification, expected to be earned within the first 6–12 months
• Exposure to an AI coding assistant (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, or Claude Code)

Details

• Remote-eligible role
• Base pay range: $72,000–$85,000/year, reflective of candidate's location and experience, plus a company stock plan
• Work authorization in the U.S. is required; visa sponsorship is not available